Peso

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  Residents Of This Asian City Are Earning Cash For Killing Mosquitoes

  Residents in a central Manila neighbourhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty -- one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive.

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  Inflation-Hit Argentina Launches Banknote Of 10,000 Peso, Worth Just $11

  Argentina has a new largest banknote, the 10,000 peso, which is five times the size of the previous top bill but still only worth around $11.

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  Poverty In Argentina Hits 57.4%, Highest In 20 Years: Report

  Poverty levels in Argentina hit 57.4% in January, the highest in at least 20 years, according to a report by the Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) cited by local media on Sunday.

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  "Regulations Become Mockery If Not Implemented": Supreme Court

  Observing that regulations become a "mockery" if not implemented, the Supreme Court Thursday asked the Centre and regulatory bodies like Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO) to apprise it of measures taken

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  Eye-Watering Onion Prices Make Philippine Staple A Luxury

  Onion prices have soared in recent months, reaching as high as 800 pesos (nearly $15) a kilogram in Manila supermarkets, making them more expensive than chicken or pork.

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  Onions Are More Expensive Than Meat In Philippines. Here's Why

  Red and white onions were sold for as much as 600 pesos (Rs 887) per kilogram, according to the agriculture department's analysis of market pricing in Manila as of January 9.

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  Philippines Lottery: Calls for Probe as 433 Bettors Win Grand Jackpot

  This implies that the prize, which is valued at 236 million Philippine peso ($4 mn), will be divided among the winners.

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  A Country's President, Lockdown Party And $24,000 Fine

  Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez and the first lady on Monday paid a fine of three million pesos (about $24,000), in the form of a charitable donation, in return for legal proceedings against them being dropped over a birthday dinner.

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  In Chile, Man vs Government Over His Dead Father's $1.2 Million

  Exequiel Hinojosa's father was saving up to buy a house in the 1960s and 70s and managed to save up almost 140,000 pesos, about $163 now, meticulously detailed in a bankbook of a now defunct credit union.

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  Coinbase To Let Crypto Recipients In Mexico Cash Out In Local Currency

  Coinbase Global has said it is launching a pilot programme to allow cryptocurrency recipients in Mexico to cash out their funds in pesos

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  Eyeing Pandemic Recovery, Philippines Brings $98.45 Billion 2022 Budget

  Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday signed a 5.024 trillion pesos ($98.45 billion) budget for next year, the Southeast Asian country's largest ever, as it aims to sustain economic recovery and manage COVID-19 outbreaks.

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  Long Bets On Rupee Hit Over Three-Year High, Peso Bears Return: Poll

  The biggest jump in positions was seen in the rupee, which has risen almost one per centin February on huge foreign fund inflows into equities as the economy looks set to rebound sharply

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  Audi’s Assembly Plant In Mexico Remains Open; Denies Any Dispute Over Unpaid Bills

  The municipal authorities of San Jose Chiapa, where the Audi plant lies are reportedly seeking around 90 million pesos which are approximately $4.26 million from Audi.

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  Investors Turned Bearish On Rupee, Most Asian Currencies In Past Two Weeks: Poll

  Investors switched to go short on the rupee, Indonesia's rupiah, Malaysia's ringgit and the Philippine peso, according to a poll of 13 respondents.

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  Get Green Cracker Formula Ready: Top Court To Centre

  The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to approve chemical composition of green crackers by May 15.