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The article focuses on the attempts the people of Argentina and Venezuela are making to obtain U.S. dollars as the governments of the two South American nations tighten restrictions on American currency. Topics include the rising inflation rates in the two countries, the increasing complexity of the greenback black market, and the measures that the Argentinian and Venezuelan governments are taking to shut down these illegal operations.

The article discusses inflation in Ukraine, focusing on the difference between its official inflation rate and real inflation. Topics include currency volatility; the black market value of a currency, and the impact of lags, price controls and official manipulation on official statistics; and a chart showing the world's most volatile currencies based on black market figures.

The article discusses the emergence of an unregulated currency market in Egypt in 2013, with information on the decrease in the value of the Egyptian pound. Topics include the economic impact of authorities' restriction of access to foreign exchange reserves, the effect that the weak currency has on import prices and inflation rates, and the factors contributing to the shrinking of the reserves including capital flight, a decrease in tourism revenue, and lack of foreign direct investment.

The article examines economic conditions in Zimbabwe. Hyperinflation has rendered the country's currency almost worthless. A currency note worth 50 billion Zimbabwean dollars fetches less than one American dollar on the black market. The black market in currency has become the country's only source of foreign exchange, and increasingly dominates the economy.

The article focuses on how currency restrictions or exchange rate controls in Argentina have led to the creation of a black market for the U.S. dollar. Concern that Argentina must control inflation in the currency market and prevent a run on banks is noted. The government's policies on reducing capital outflows, regulating interest rates, and repatriating foreign-currency earnings are discussed.