Check how the exchange rate of the dollar today, Tuesday, July 2, according to BCRP. Also find out the price of the US currency in the parallel market and in the main banks.
In Peru, the price of the dollar is subject to the quotation of the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), mainly. According to the Bloomberg portal, the dollar exchange rate started today, Tuesday, July 2, to fall, positioning itself at S/3.839. Meanwhile, according to the website cuantoestáeldolar.pe, the value of the US currency is quoted at S/3.825 for purchase and S/3.850 for sale. Below, find out what the cost of the dollar is in the main banks in the country and in the different online exchange houses and on Jr. Ocoña.
What is the exchange rate of the dollar in Peruvian banks?
BCP
- Buys: S/3,794
- Sale: S/3,881
Interbank
- Purchase: S/3,760
- Sale: S/3,885
National bank
- Purchase: S/3,760
- Sale: S/3,850
BBVA
- Purchase: S/3,742
- Sale: S/3,923
Scotiabank
- Purchase: S/3,743
- Sale: S/3,919
Price of the dollar today, Tuesday, July 2, in Peru: minute by minute exchange rate
Why are dollars called ‘coco’?
The term ‘coco’ is used in our country to refer to the US dollar. For example, at the Banco de Crédito del Perú (BCP), there is a product called ‘Cocos y Lucas’ to exchange dollars and soles. This name is due to the fact that the one-dollar bill features George Washington, whose name in Spanish is Jorge, and these people are called ‘Coco’.
How to identify counterfeit dollars?
Check if your bills are true or fraudulent in the following clip.
Video: YouTube
What is the exchange rate?
The exchange rate is the price of the dollar in any country, which is divided into buying and selling, according to the expert in Finance from Pacífico Business School, Jorge Carrillo Acosta, in a previous conversation with La República.
What is the exchange rate provided by Sunat used for?
The exchange rate published by Sunat is a reference for tax matters, said financial expert Jorge Carrillo Acosta, in a previous conversation with La República. “It helps a person to know what exchange rate is recorded in their accounting when buying, selling or in their tax return,” he added.
Source: Larepublica

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