With a meagre monthly income of just 140,000
ariary -- 60,000 lower than the minimum wage -- Volatiana can only afford the services of Dety, but calls on Lucie if she suffers complications.
A higher than expected wage bill and the strong
Ariary created some financing pressures.
He charges 50,000 to 75,000
ariary (around $20 to $30) to build a toilet; the rates vary according to the means of the customer.
Cours des devises mensuels en
ariary. [cited 2011 04 March], Available flora: http://www.banque-centrale.mg/.
(20) Currency in Madagascar: Madagascar
ariary (MGA).
In the last year, inflation has risen as a result of a 13 per cent devaluation of the
Ariary, Madagascar's currency.
Prepaid telephone cards worth 1,000
Ariary (about 46[cents] in the local currency) are sold for 12,000
Ariary ($5.50), etc.
Madagascar has recently replaced its Malagasy francs with a new currency, the
Ariary, using holographic stripes on the two highest denominations.
Such moves include replacing the currency with the pre-colonial era
ariary.