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PANORAMA currency : Credit crunch: a fistful of pounds and zlotys

Credit crunch: a fistful of pounds and zlotys

‘It’s the financial crisis!’ We’re surrounded by numbers on all sides: it’s becoming a real obsession! Almost makes you wish you were a numismatist. Weekly plunge into - the world of currencies

by France Dutertre @ // 15/01/10 - 3 Comment

currency, tower of babel, history, histoire

OPINION currency : If Belgium became the new Czechoslovakia

If Belgium became the new Czechoslovakia

Are the Flemish and Walloons against a split like the Slovaks and Czechs were in 1992? Would it be down to politicians to decide a split? Economic repercussions, language problems and sports ratings – a Slovak perspective on how a country dissolves

by Roman Moravcik @ // 29/07/08 - 1 Comment - 2 votes

currency, split, koruna, hockey, czechoslovakia, belgium, flag

NEWS

Euro: at last, a unique currency

Collectors, get happy. The 2 euro coin is going to profit from a new design; not a national emblem, but a face showing support for Europe

by alexis brunelle // 15/02/08

currency, european union, focus, euro, turkey, politics

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Currency in the babelblogs

The new world monetary order and the need for an EU foreign monetary policy

By Joan-Marc Simon, Secretary General of Union of European Federalists Why the EU needs to reflect on the role of the euro in world politics The monetary policy is an exclusive competence of the eurozone of the European Union, yet it is unclear what role the European currency is to ...

manajan by manajan on federalists

Where is the cheapest Big Mac?

If you are a fan of junk food and you travel abroad from time to time, I'm sure you noticed that (your favourite?) Big Mac's price is swagging on a wide range. In Hungary it costs 680 HUF (~3.21 USD), in the States it a bit more ...

Csacsillus by Csacsillus on budapest

The euro as failure or savior?

The global financial crisis is testing the eurozone. Tony Barber of the Financial Times writes about the ever-widening spread between the yields on German and Italian 10-year government bonds, implying that investors lack full confidence in Greek and Italian fiscal policies. While these problems are created by the policies of ...

Waldemar by Waldemar on stockholm