Buying even small amounts of US$ a tough task at some city banks

Some commercial banks in the city are still finding it difficult to meet even modest requests by customers seeking to buy US dollars and of six banks that were visited by this newspaper yesterday, only two had US currency for sale.

A Stabroek News reporter visited several banks operating in the city to find out how easy—or not—it would be to purchase US$150.

At around 11.15 am, a teller at Republic Bank on Camp and Robb Streets, told the reporter that the bank had no US currency and was uncertain when it would have. The teller suggested that checks could be made