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• Argentina resorts to currency controls as crisis builds
• Firms and individuals face restrictions
• Move comes after peso slumped 25% in August
• Coming up: UK factory data

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“...a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the normal functioning of the economy, to sustain the level of activity and employment and protect the consumers.”

Argentina imposes capital controls as reserves drain away.

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