“Argentina’s supply of dollars it needs to pay bondholders is dwindling at the fastest pace since the depths of the nation’s economic crisis 11 years ago. Since Fernandez banned buying dollars for everything but travel since July, the nation has posted a deficit from tourism revenue of $223 million this year through April, a 10-fold increase from a year ago, as more Argentines went abroad to buy dollars at a cheaper exchange rateand the nation attracted fewer visitors. On the black market, a dollar costs 8.05 pesos compared with the so-called ‘tourist dollar,’ which is the official rate plus a 20 percent tax on credit cards, or about 6.44 per dollar.”
