Venezuelan Currency Madness Valued Local Bank More Than Apple
- Stock market worth more than Germany’s at official dollar rate
- Rally reflects massive currency drop in black market rate
Venezuela Inches Closer to Dictatorship
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What does it take to surpass Apple Inc. as the world’s most valuable traded company? One way is to be listed in Venezuela, with its massively overvalued currency.
Venezuelan stocks are ascending the ranks of the most valuable companies on Earth, with lender Mercantil Servicios Financieros CA briefly topping Apple’s market capitalization last week, and now back in the No.2 spot. Five other top-20 companies are also Venezuelan, a mirage caused by currency controls combined with the world’s fastest inflation.