A cashier counts notes at a supermarket in Caracas February 8, 2013. Venezuela devalued its bolivar currency to 6.3 per dollar from 4.3 per dollar, the finance minister said on Friday, in a widely expected move to shore up government finances after blowout government spending last year. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela is devaluing its bolivar currency to 6.3 per U.S. dollar from 4.3 per dollar, the finance minister said on Friday, a widely expected move that will help shore up government finances, but is widely expected to spur inflation.
(Reporting by Brian Ellsworth)
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