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CIUDAD GUAYANA, Venezuela (Reuters) - At least 10 stores in a southern Venezuelan mining town were looted on Monday after they refused to accept low-denomination banknotes, locals said, a sign of how hyperinflation is roiling commerce in the South American country. The stores in Guasipati had all turned down bills worth 50,000 bolivars, worth less than 2 U.S. cents. Merchants prefer receiving larger bills - the central bank in March said it was issuing a 1 million bolivar note - to avoid handling large handfuls of cash. The 50,000 bolivar bill has become a hindrance, said David Bermudez, vice president of the Consecomercio group representing retailers. Bermudez said that there was not yet an estimate as to the value of the damage, but that looters had stolen food and equipment after breaking through stores walls. There was no immediate comment from local authorities, and Venezuela s information ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Although hyperinflation has

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