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Economy / Guatemala

GTQ: On Course To Hit Our Targets

June 2008 | Currency Forecast

The Guatemalan quetzal continues to move in our favour, strengthening by 3% to around nine-year highs of GTQ7.4100-7.4300/US$ so far in 2008. In the past, the central bank ( Banguat ) may have been tempted to intervene in the FX market to maintain export competitiveness.

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