CARACAS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The Venezuelan bolivar weakened to 30 units per dollar, the central bank said on Thursday, marking the latest descent for the beleaguered local currency as the economy suffers one of the world's highest inflation rates.
Over the past seven months, the bolivar has depreciated by a third compared with the U.S. dollar, according to analysts consulted by Reuters.
They have also tried to make foreign currency more readily available to local banks, but the strategies have not tamed the country's galloping inflation rate.
Since early this year, the central bank has offered local banks about $1 billion, according to local firm Sintesis Financieras.
Meanwhile, U.S.-based oil major Chevron (CVX.N), which operates in the country, has posted foreign currency sales of around $400 million from February to July.
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