With transactions in foreign currency, particularly US Dollars having long become commonplace in the Guyanese business culture , local business houses including cambios continue to face the threat of counterfeit currency. Four different cambio establishments which The Stabroek Business has spoken to in recent weeks say that they have on several occasions been victims of the counterfeit racket. Other small downtown trading establishments have had similar experiences.
While several business houses are inclined to limit their examination of foreign banknotes for the presence of a watermark as a means