In 2026, Argentina's blue-dollar gap is under 4%, Bolivia has floated the boliviano, and Venezuela still runs a parallel rate near 845.
Analysis · Money & Travel, 2 August 2026
Key Facts
—Argentina — Milei lifted most of the cepo on 14 April 2025, and the official-versus-parallel gap has since collapsed to under about 4%.
—Cards now work — With the gap gone, Argentine card payments settle near the real rate, so the old ‘cash only, never card’ advice is obsolete.
—Bolivia — Bolivia ended its long-standing peg near 6.96 BOB per US$ and floated the boliviano in late June 2026, now roughly 11-12 BOB per US$.
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