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Venezuela starts bi-national bank with Palestine using cryptocurrency

Yesterday kicked off a two day diplomatic visit between the leaders of Venezuela and Palestine.
The first item on the agenda was the signing of an agreement to create a bi-national bank to fund infrastructure, technology, and industry between the two countries.
Additionally, a business council spanning economic and financial matters was agreed upon.
The bank will be started off with 20 million Venezuelan Petros.
As Reported by Telesur

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