In Quito and Harare, advice and warnings about dollarization for Argentina
FROM Zimbabwe's capital Harare to Quito in Ecuador, green bills circulating on the streets and in shops with images of U.S. presidents reflect a big choice that has been made: picking the dollar over the local currency to bring economic stability. The two countries offer a lesson - and warnings - for Argentina, the latest nation globally to toy with the idea of ditching an embattled local tender in favour of the greenback, a signature campaign pledge of President-elect Javier Milei. Dollarization or the part-way option of a peg to the dollar has generally been triggered as a last-ditch option to…