I'm currently living in Tunisia, which does not allow currency to leave the country in any meaningful way. You can change a maximum of 10,000 TD at a time, equivalent to ~$5,000 USD, and if you did it many times, they'd probably stop letting you do so.
As the Tunisian economy reels from the crash of the tourism industry due to terrorism, all of the new startups are starting to cater to entrenched upper middle class Tunisians who's family money is stuck here. The policy kind of enforces saving money, and buys a bit of time for the economy if things go awry. It also creates a lot of animosity for the Tunisians who'd much rather have Euros to invest properly.
Economic policy is fascinating stuff. Any other fun stories out there?
As the Tunisian economy reels from the crash of the tourism industry due to terrorism, all of the new startups are starting to cater to entrenched upper middle class Tunisians who's family money is stuck here. The policy kind of enforces saving money, and buys a bit of time for the economy if things go awry. It also creates a lot of animosity for the Tunisians who'd much rather have Euros to invest properly.
Economic policy is fascinating stuff. Any other fun stories out there?