Virtually all of the cash dispensers in the Netherlands were providing euro banknotes by the end of the first day of its entry into circulation. |
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Last Post agents were shocked at the news this week that practically all German euro banknotes contain traces of cocaine. |
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Over the last decade the economic boom has resulted in billions of euro being invested in property, both at home and abroad. |
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The commission is attempting to crack down on fiscal sloppiness, which it argues undermines confidence in the euro. |
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If oil prices remain high, it could dampen the strength of recovery, both inside and outside the euro area. |
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Unfortunately, even as the euro hit an all-time high, the Great Charlatan plummeted to unimagined depths. |
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The Dublin district courts have refused to issue summonses which don't have a euro stamp. |
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If a euro referendum is not held before 2006, Mr Brown could have a long wait for the job. |
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The euro area accounts for some 15 per cent of global GDP with a total population of 292 million. |
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If an investor doesn't believe that US deficits are sustainable, then they may well opt for a gold hedge or euro denominated assets. |
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However, economists believe the euro will continue to reach new highs against both the dollar and sterling in the coming months. |
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This could sustain the German market even if global demand wanes or the euro rises again. |
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The rate of exchange from euro to U.S. dollars is EUR 1 to approximately 96 cents throughout the 12-nation euro zone. |
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It comes on top of an expected 500m euro shortfall in tax returns and a dramatic downturn in the economy. |
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In her new job, Cooper will be in charge of legislation leading up to the euro referendum. |
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The Polish zloty is the world's best-performing currency this year, gaining 16 percent against the euro and 25 percent against the dollar. |
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The Polish economy has been under pressure and the zloty has fallen by about 10 per cent against the euro since the start of June. |
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Italy is the latest country to stage a nationwide protest against the euro. |
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The simple reason behind this change is that the US dollar and the euro are going to steeply depreciate against the value of gold. |
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A better scenario would be for the dollar to depreciate against the euro, and for sterling to share part of that weakening. |
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Because of these currency imbalances, the dollar has actually depreciated more against the euro than it otherwise would. |
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Having ditched the punt for the euro, the Irish are more concerned about Central Bank interest rates than shenanigans at Stormont. |
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Millions of euro are spent annually by local authorities in cleaning up after littering. |
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He added that if taxpayers had opted for their notice of assessment to be quoted in Irish pounds the bottom line would still be given in euro. |
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And as the government steps up its efforts to join the euro we can expect more traders sell sterling in anticipation. |
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Prices of drugs are those pertaining in Italy when available, converting the Italian lira at a rate of 1936.27 to the euro. |
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Before the euro, Italy kept its boutique manufacturing base competitive by devaluing the lira as often as necessary. |
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One way to slow down the economy could have been a revaluation of the guilder in relation to the euro. |
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How retailers convert their prices from punts to euro is also being closely monitored. |
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The Bulgarian lev is tied to the euro, which did not benefit much from the dollar problems. |
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The country operates under a restrictive monetary arrangement that pegs the lev to the euro. |
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The euro row for the mainstream media and politicians is a bitter feud between rival multimillionaires and the groupings that back them. |
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Economists say the current exchange rate of around 1.4 euros to the pound is about the right price at which sterling should convert to the euro. |
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Britain has been skittish in the extreme about abandoning pound sterling for the euro. |
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He blames the continued strength of sterling against other currencies, particularly the euro. |
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As soon as we see the first signs of a loss of economic momentum in the U.S., pressure will come off the euro. |
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At the beginning of last year, the Government announced that it expected direct investment from abroad to reach two billion euro. |
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The figures should reflect benefits from an upward trend in milk prices due to the weakness of sterling against the euro. |
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But the Finns, like the French and Greeks and Irish and the rest of them are quite happy with the euro. |
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In January 2002 the euro replaced the Irish punt, which in 1928 had replaced the British pound before it. |
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The drachma disappeared, replaced by the euro when Greece joined the single European currency. |
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When the euro went into Italy, the lira suddenly became unpopular with young people. |
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In 16 days the euro will be introduced in 12 European countries, and francs, lire, pesetas and the like will be a thing of the past. |
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It will center on the euro group, and it will mean unprecedented levels of supranational cooperation between those countries. |
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Many Italians have opted not to use the euro until the end of February, when the lira will no longer be legal tender. |
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Journalists besieged cashpoints and coffee shops to see if consumers would take to the euro. |
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There will be a six week period when we will have dual currency, when the punt and the euro will be in circulation. |
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Westport's transition from punts to euro has gone smoothly for the first week, according to some of the large retailers in town. |
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As long as we hold this area without a dramatic pullback, the euro will likely push higher on Tuesday. |
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The greenback dropped to its weakest level against sterling for seven months, and sank against the yen, the euro and the Swiss franc. |
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However, if you've just blown your euro on designer labels, there are plenty of other places to eat. |
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This is the root of the fundamental dishonesty at the heart of the euro debate. |
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Our customers are arriving in with both punts and euro, but it is not a problem. |
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Finnish bankers forecast that the outgoing markka will be overtaken by euro as the most used currency by the beginning of next week. |
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The euro was dangerously premature, they argued in open letters published in major newspapers. |
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According to him, the exchange rates of the lev and the euro to the US dollar were not crucial to the Bulgarian economy. |
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Just 10 euro got us a glass of wine, eight cicchetti and a spot by the canalside. |
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All of the swimmers will be sponsored and if you are asked to chip a few euro into the kitty then please don't hesitate to do so. |
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At the same time, the dollar traded near 88.5 cents against the euro, its lowest level since 17 May. |
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Such flagrant breach of its own regulations does not bode well for a euro constitution. |
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But having started, they must now succeed in stabilising the euro without destabilising the dollar. |
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Paris is cheapest for table wine, at 3.90 euro per 0.75 litres compared with 7.91 euro in Dublin. |
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However, the euro could also act as a stimulus for economic harmonization, and for the liberalization of labour and capital markets. |
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I don't care if this investment comes by way of the dollar, the euro or the yen. |
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Given the strength of the euro against the dollar, few had expected exports to do so well. |
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The dollar soared, the euro dropped, and gold and its shares took a nosedive. |
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It blamed a downturn in sales and the exchange rate between the euro and the US dollar for the closure. |
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The amount of the fee is converted from euro into the local currency at the official exchange rate. |
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The exchange rate of the local currencies like the franc and the Deutsche Mark in relation to the euro was fixed at that time. |
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Is there any risk that the two euro coin will be mistaken for the Thai 10 baht piece, whose face value is eight times less? |
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These stresses and strains have shown up because the euro is under pressure at the moment. |
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The economy is vulnerable to a rise in the euro exchange rate or in interest rates. |
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The currency markets are busily marking sterling down against both the dollar and the euro in anticipation of early action. |
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And wage levels and living standards in the poorer countries on the euro zone's rim are catching up with those in the richer nations. |
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Then I added a few other odds and ins such as euro lights, window visors, floor mats, racing pedals, and headlight covers. |
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If the euro continues its sharp rise, a budding European recovery may well be its first victim. |
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The furore is over the referendum over the European constitution, and whether Britain should adopt the euro currency. |
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From the change in the exchange rate, it is not possible to make any inferences about the value of the dollar or the euro. |
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The global slowdown and sterling's continued strength against the euro have reduced sales volumes and profitability. |
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But higher oil prices and the fall in the value of the dollar against the euro impacted export growth. |
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Unless we see the dollar and the euro coming closer to parity, it is unlikely to happen. |
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It has been years now since much of Europe abandoned national currencies for the euro. |
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My view is that the pound moves more closely with the dollar than with the euro. |
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All that having been said, my own guess is that the euro will appreciate in value. |
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The new package will include 2100 litres of mould disinfectants and 8000 litres of drinking water disinfectants, worth a total of 17 000 euro. |
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The customer service official also said that he didn't have the change in euro for 25 guilders, so she got a lot fewer than she should have done. |
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Italy's current economic miseries date approximately from the time when the euro replaced the lira. |
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When an Italian politician proposed that Italy should exit the euro area and return to the lira, specialists just laughed. |
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Most suppliers and wholesalers hiked prices because the guilder was 2.2 to the euro. |
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Check the deal you are offered, as wall mounting brackets can add several hundred euro to an attractive price. |
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For assisting the upliftment of poorer regions of the country, about 617 million euro has been set aside. |
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Packs of 10 cards are priced at 4.99 euro and your support would be much appreciated for this very worthy appeal. |
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Prices are all marked in dirhams, with an exchange rate of just over ten dirhams to one euro. |
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The euro was launched as an electronic currency in 1999 for use by banks, stockbrokers, and foreign exchange dealers. |
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The Greek government has decided to grant 20 000 euro, the information directorate of the Foreign Ministry said. |
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Sir Ken was an aggressive operator who campaigned in favour of the euro and against electoral reform. |
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If those billions of borrowed euro were diverted into productive rather than unproductive capacity what would happen? |
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Member countries cannot revert to tax cuts or fiscal easing to soften the impact of the strong euro on their big exporters. |
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All political parties have decided to cancel all debate on the euro, but to proceed with the referendum. |
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He said he was intent on protecting direct payments to Ireland which were worth 2 billion euro annually. |
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Most hot dishes are under 10 euros, while the small cicchetti are one euro each. |
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The AAA noteholders get a return of 0.58 per cent return over the euro interbank rate. |
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He signed an agreement to borrow a 75 million euro two-year loan syndicated by 18 banks, an unprecedented number of creditors for Bulgaria. |
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When the euro was introduced as a virtual currency in January 1999, financial institutions reviewed their charges. |
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Being a large economy, the euro zone is much less open than individual member states. |
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Allow several hundred euro for matching accessories such as a hood and a splashback for a range cooker. |
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Although no one expects the euro to collapse, the debate is contributing to an uncertain atmosphere in foreign-exchange trading pits. |
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Clearly at variance with his boss, he can see no basis on which Britain should join the euro. |
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The value of the euro dipped on foreign exchanges last week in response to signs that the nos were holding their lead. |
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Many first-time buyers are borrowing thousands of euro from their local credit union towards their deposit. |
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There were no long queues or flurries of excited bank customers looking to exchange the Luxembourg franc for the euro last week. |
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In 2002, France will convert from the franc to the euro for all financial transactions. |
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In the west, cross-bred lambs are making 10-12 euro with their weight and the smaller horned lambs are making 2-3 euro with their weight. |
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The cost, which includes full board and guided tours, is 709 euro plus 45 euro which will cover insurance and tax. |
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The cost of the trip is 575 euro per person and is based on full board accommodation. |
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At a cursory glance 150,000 euro seems an awful lot of money to pay for one acre. |
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And while none of them cleaned out the bookies with their euro each-way bets, they still enjoyed themselves. |
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Relying on the appreciating euro exchange rate to ease upward pressure on prices is no excuse for real initiatives. |
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Several years ago Enterprise Ireland produced a 700,0000 euro plan detailing a radical over haul of the sector. |
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Let's hope that the euro leads to the promised land of increased trade, travel and investment. |
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As of June 21, the euro was nearing a nine-month low against the very shaky dollar. |
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Most of the customers are equipped with euro converters and know exactly how much their money is worth and how much they are spending. |
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Dogs are being snatched from families and ransoms of hundreds of euro then demanded for their safe return. |
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To set the rate for the euro, she said the rupiah must first be rated against the U.S. dollar, which in turn was rated against the euro. |
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Prior to the euro, some countries used notes for quite small amounts of money. |
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Armed with his euro convertor from the wee hours yesterday morning, no barman was going to pull the wool over his eyes. |
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To conclude, one of the so-called benefits of adopting the euro has always been that prices can be compared across frontiers at a glance. |
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Low inflation and the introduction of the euro may make price increases harder to justify. |
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If Blair were to lose a euro referendum, he might well be finished as Prime Minister. |
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According to Mr Meghen, it is too early to say what sums will be realised from the plant sell off, but it's likely to yield millions of euro. |
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We don't want their euro because it's not working in the countries it has been forced upon and it won't work here. |
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It will recapture the excitement of crossing national borders that the euro eliminated. |
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The euro slid to its lowest level for seven months against the dollar yesterday as financial markets digested the French no vote. |
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The government today outlined how the euro would be brought into circulation if it won public support in a referendum. |
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Like it or not, these issues of identity will come to the fore in the inevitable euro referendum. |
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Last week, we talked about why the dollar has been so weak against the euro. |
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Because York is such a large tourist attraction for continental visitors, will traders be able to afford not to accept the euro as payment? |
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The tax owing, plus full interest and penalties could be up to 40,000 euro. |
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Nothing too frightening happened, except for the fact that he was relieved of fifty euro by two large gentlemen. |
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Relatively little euro currency will be passed over bank counters, retail experts believe. |
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Private investors are expected to inject a further 300 million euro into tourist infrastructure, lifts and ski-runs. |
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All funds envisaged in this category, adding up to about 10 million euro, had been used, he said. |
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He forecasted an impact on inflation because the prices of petrol and fuels are getting more expensive faster than euro appreciation. |
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The fall of the dollar has further weakened the company because the value of its US sales were reduced when converted back to euro. |
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Kuhn will invest eight million euro in Bulgaria over the next three years to launch the production of car components and machinery. |
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Some analysts suggest the dollar rally may be overdone, raising prospects of a euro recovery in the months ahead. |
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The euro has made the management of foreign exchange much easier in the case of exporters and importers to and from the eurozone. |
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Next Saturday night's pay-out will be 1,400 euro with an added bonus of a chance to spin the wheel for an extra 500 euro! |
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The euro seems to be reviled with avidity and fervour wherever one goes, from Holland to the Med. |
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The shadow chancellor told the government to recognise that a referendum on the euro is now a dead duck. |
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What has made things worse is the euro signs clicking away in the eyes of anyone who is working on the Games. |
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The present format of the draw will remain the same as will the two euro play. |
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On 1 January 2002, 300 million citizens said goodbye to their historic old currencies, replacing them with one, the euro. |
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It will mean the withering on the vine of Tory opposition to UK membership of the euro. |
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We swithered about joining the EU, reducing our influence on it, and now we are swithering about the euro. |
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Between you and me, I fear the same thing is going to happen in this new euro era. |
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Eventually, the currency markets which have marked down the euro so savagely will get the message that they've gone too far. |
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It is more realistic to examine the medium-term outlook which is for the euro to return to parity with the dollar. |
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It is noteworthy that 25 basis point increase of February 3 has thus far not restored the euro to parity with the dollar. |
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Millions of euro are being laundered in assets such as high-performance cars and motorbikes. |
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The news came as the euro fought back against the previous week's dollar gains to make another bid for parity with the US currency. |
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Roll on the summer holidays and watch how realism sets into the polls on the euro. |
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While many will resist the disappearance of the Deutschmark, many others believe a stronger euro will emerge in its place. |
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The euro has depreciated against the dollar and the dollar has gone down against the rupee. |
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People can pay in their own currency, euro, sterling, US, Australian or Canadian dollars, Swedish kroner, yen, rand or Swiss francs. |
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On September 28 Denmark votes on whether to abolish its currency, the krone, in favour of the euro currently used by 12 European countries. |
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Grexit would present many unknowns because the euro zone was never designed to be undone. |
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Shares in the co-operative, which has a 14.8 million euro turnover, have been trading in a grey market for close to 40 euros a share. |
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The launch of the euro as legal tender marks the completion of monetary union. |
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The brewer said lackluster demand at bars and clubs was compounded by the dollar's drop against the euro. |
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The Dutch greeted the euro with a national party, champagne at bank queues and general merriment. |
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If China allows its dollar-linked currency to float, traders would buy yuan and take pressure off the euro. |
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The rocketing value of the euro against the dollar means interest rates will not rise this year. |
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The highest increase in dollar value to the euro in the past two years does not worry Bulgarian economists. |
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They have all been influenced by the unexpected surge in the value of the euro against the dollar. |
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But Foreign Office ministers admitted yesterday that there was little point in the short term in campaigning hard on the euro. |
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Consumer confidence and spending in the euro zone have stagnated since July. |
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That poses two searching questions for those determined to push the UK into the euro. |
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Even the fact that there are 2,170 Ugandan shillings to the euro tells its own tale of how wrecked the economy there is. |
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Meanwhile, the economy is mired in recession, while its traditional locomotive, the export sector, is being derailed by the strong euro. |
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I bought my digital camera upon landing in the States for several hundred euro cheaper than Ireland. |
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Their counterparts in Denmark are presently preparing a bill for the Danish parliament on euro membership. |
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On November 26, French riot police broke through a picket line at a mint producing the new euro coins in Pessac, near Bordeaux. |
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Apart from choking growth in Germany, this increase had the unwelcome consequence of launching the euro at an inappropriately high level. |
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I knew drink was dear in the South but 80 euro for a pint of Harp is a bit much. |
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The euro, which replaces the old francs, marks, guilders, pesetas, escudos, drachmas, and lire of the European Union, is not yet five years old. |
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The German mark was introduced as a parallel currency to the Yugoslav dinar and then the euro. |
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The euro notes carry a watermark and security thread, plus a circular symbol, half of which is transparent. |
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And despite the euro hitting its peak while I was there, I still managed to raise cultural experiences to the max. |
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The dollar's drag could worsen if central banks in the U.S. and euro zone cut rates while the BOC stands pat. |
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However, the introduction of the euro will halt the practice that grew up under Milosevic regime of uncontrolled money printing, Krgovic said. |
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Fears that the euro project is part of some malign plot to foist an unaccountable European superstate upon EU members must be addressed. |
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Since he still makes all his calculations in old francs, the euro frightens him. |
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Naturally, mainstream dance culture has responded by going mad for euro trance and cheesy pop dance because, hey, it's fun. |
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That story had a happier ending than many closer to home where families get in hock to the tune of thousands of euro. |
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The company has publicised a customer charter to make the euro conversion process as transparent and easy as possible for its customers. |
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The Slovenian tolar and Lithuanian lita were bound with the currency board and were responding well to the euro. |
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The local community agreed to subscribe 10 euro per month for three years for the project. |
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The same is true of US visitors, as the dollar effectively trades at parity with the euro. |
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The changeover to the euro has been a resounding success for those countries and their citizens. |
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Before that, however, the euro changeover will push up inflation over the next few months. |
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Prices rose substantially across a range of areas in Ireland during the euro changeover period. |
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Employers can change over to euro before that date if they choose, as long as they give prior notice to the Revenue Commissioners. |
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Bulgarian border police on Tuesday received a new six million euro telecommunication system made by Finnish company Nokia. |
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The accepted British line now contends that the French have harnessed the Germans by persuading them to give up the Deutschmark for the euro. |
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Improved competitiveness facilitated by the euro bodes well for Germany's medium-term economic prospects. |
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The sector is battling against cheaper imports because of the strength of the euro. |
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They are not certain whether growth prospects in the euro area will prove to be sustainable. |
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Mr Hughes said economic data for the euro area continues to paint a mixed picture. |
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Suppose that the government of a country in the euro area gets into fiscal trouble, from which it cannot extricate itself. |
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Growth in the euro area is clearly weakening but inflation is uncomfortably high. |
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This is partly because the Deutschmark joined the euro at too high an exchange rate. |
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It would be a win-win situation if the euro pulled back against the dollar by the time the investment started to pay returns. |
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Monetary policy will respond to the economic growth rate and inflationary pressures in the euro area as a whole. |
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The rising euro and the refusal of the EU commissariat to reflate the EU economy implies that the exporting side of the Irish economy will be squeezed. |
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A Carlow newsagent this week spoke out about the astonishing sequence of events that led to thousands of euro worth of cigarettes being stolen from her shop. |
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The leading currencies were the Swedish krona, Swiss franc, Norwegian krone, Czech koruna, Australian dollar, Danish krone, euro and New Zealand dollar. |
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In particular, why the euro continues to be weak and the not unconnected matter of what are the downsides for the US economy and its bullish looking near-term outlook. |
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Influence within Europe is at the heart of this debate and those opposing our membership of the euro must understand clearly what they are campaigning for. |
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When they converted from the peseta to the euro they hiked up all the prices before people knew what was happening in a currency they didn't yet understand. |
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The euro and European Central Bank are nothing if not federative elements. |
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The fee per session is 5 euro to cover the cost of coaching and insurance. |
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The fact that the discourse over the euro vote was especially harsh, with increased negative campaigning, can be attributed to the professionalization of politics. |
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Meanwhile, insurance companies are bracing themselves for multi-million euro claims following the deluge which left scores of homes and businesses flooded. |
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When contemplating the Grexit scenario, the monetary watchdogs have also considered the possibility that after Greece, Cyprus could also be forced to leave the euro zone. |
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Over dinner, the Knight had mentioned that Scalise had spoken before the euro event. |
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Nine years ago, making 1,000 euro a month was a nightmare for overqualified 30-somethings. |
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The proposed cuts would reduce paychecks of 24,000 city workers with full-time contracts by 200 euro a month. |
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Many of the problems of inflexible economies and labour markets, and the problem of demographics were already in existence before the euro was launched. |
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The euro will become a powerful counterpoint to the US dollar, and beside these two powerful currencies the Australian dollar looks increasingly vulnerable. |
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Under the act, prices for such items as television licences and permits have to be rounded down to the nearest convenient amount below the exact euro equivalent. |
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Exports have been hit also because of the sudden and sharp increase in the value of the euro against the dollar and, most importantly, against sterling. |
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We do not presently perceive any deflationary risks in the euro area. |
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Nine years later, making 1,000 euro a month has become an aspiration for many. |
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Since 2008, when Cyprus joined the euro zone, Russian big shots have been using the country as a back door into Europe. |
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The country in general has witnessed dramatic price rises in recent years, attributed to inflation, economic buoyancy, and now the euro changeover. |
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The euro has of course plunged in the foreign exchanges as financiers have backed America and the Pacific rim as most likely to weather the current economic uncertainty. |
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The dollar reached another new low against the euro, however. |
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Authorities believe criminal gangs and paramilitary organisations are making hundreds of millions of euro every year from a range of criminal activity. |
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Isaacson asked Greenspan if he sees any way out of the euro crisis that will save Greece from defaulting. |
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Instead of falling, the dollar has risen, helped along by the sag in the euro as it becomes apparent that the eurozone economic model is on the road to nowhere. |
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But exporters now grumble that the strength of the South African rand against the dollar and euro is hurting business, especially for prized ostrich leather. |
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The EU needs another Greece or Portugal dragging down the euro like the EU needs another bureaucrat in Brussels. |
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Just as European institutions are repatriating investments from the U.S., so U.S. institutions are repatriating money from the euro zone, where stocks have been hammered, too. |
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Motorists will welcome the continuing reductions in fuel prices, thanks to lower crude costs and the strengthening of the euro against the dollar. |
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The Danes voted by referendum last year not to join the euro, but one in ten retailers indicated that they will price their goods in euro and kroner. |
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Separately, the Norwegian krone slipped against the euro and dollar. |
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Already, growth forecasts are being scaled down for next year, and they will be scaled down still further should the euro continue to rise on the foreign exchanges. |
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In 2003, there was a strong market for old houses, for which foreign buyers were paying 15 000 to 20 000 euro with the idea of tearing them down and building new ones. |
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Last month I warned that the disintegration of the European Union was more likely than the death of the euro. |
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Ending tax relief schemes will save the Exchequer hundreds of millions of euro, but the effects won't be seen until 2012 when most reliefs have been claimed. |
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And most particularly, can you name a price in dollars or yen or any other currency that you think the euro is actually going to go to before it rebounds? |
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The chances of that happening are pretty slim, but IIB Bank chief economist Austin Hughes believes there is more than a zero chance of the euro being dumped. |
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The salaries were reduced so much that 1000 euro for many workers has now become a goal or aspiration. |
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Hi-tech babble from tech whiz-kids will not make an entrepreneur part with a single euro if the entrepreneur is not convinced of the financial return. |
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For several months the prices displayed by the machines on insertion of the card have been in both euro and punts, but on Tuesday the machines refused to recognise euros! |
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At currency auctions, it traded at around 64.45 rubles to the dollar and 78.8 to the euro. |
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But analysts say this rounding effect, which caused bitter complaints in some euro zone countries, should be minimal as prices will not be recalculated, just truncated. |
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So, besides being expensive, it is not recommendable to eat euro notes. |
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Since the spring of 2010, the financial world has been intermittently paralyzed by euro fear. |
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Only the South African rand, the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars, the Brazilian real and the Swedish krona have outperformed the euro. |
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And, the growing popularity of yachting as a leisure pursuit was acknowledged by the National Lottery who gave the Yacht Club 25,000 euro for training courses in sailing. |
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The euro took a beating on all sides on Thursday from German budget woes, a Dutch government collapse and a looming referendum on European Union expansion plans. |
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The dollar is falling most sharply against the euro and the yen. |
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A total of 402 households have responded through gifts or pledges and the total amount pledged represents more than twice the target figure of 96,170 euro. |
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In the context of a seriffed font, the euro symbol will be seriffed, too. |
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The euro has rallied strongly on the foreign exchange markets after investors took heart from its mostly trouble-free introduction as a cash currency. |
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They are quaffed in carafes in restaurants for a euro or two, and are the backbone of the fill-your-own plastic container wine shops dotted around rural France. |
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The people who designed the euro continue to run the european central bank. |
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And of course if Romania does join the EU in 2007 or 2008, a few years after that the leu will go the way of the mark and the peseta when Romania adopts the euro. |
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He almost rose to the bait when a financial journalist as much as accused him personally for being responsible for the overnight increase of the euro against the dollar. |
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The rump euro zone would be stronger, and currencies can do pretty well during a crisis, depending on how the central bank reacts. |
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However, businesses will have to be vigilant to ensure that the effects of appreciation in the value of the euro do not undermine their trading position. |
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In place of passionate political arguments we have a desiccated debate on the euro polarised between technocratic proponents and emotional opponents. |
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By a different measure, he says Italians and the Portuguese are less bothered about switching to the euro because of the relative under-performance of the lira and escudo. |
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With the value of the euro plummeting like a stone, not only stout-hearted defenders of sterling must have been wishing they could receive this assurance in writing. |
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The euro was launched as a symbol of a new ascendant Europe. |
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I presume you will give equal prominence to the case against the euro. |
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Pricier oil, a strong euro, and slack labor markets are all big factors. |
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Economic disarray has ignited resentment toward immigrants, Brussels, and the euro currency, which is shared by 18 countries. |
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Since the changeover from punts to euro in 2002 local shopkeeper John Harrison set himself a goal to raise as much funds as he could for two charities. |
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Since last year, Greece has been sucked into a vortex by the debt woes that are now threatening the very foundations of the euro. |
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They have created a perception of the euro as a weak, unguided currency. |
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And outside the European Union itself, countries including Montenegro and Kosovo will also be adopting the euro as their sole legal tender to replace the Deutschmark. |
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With vast amounts of money flooding into the country, interest rates quickly began to converge with those in Germany even before the launch of the euro. |
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Sending a message out to price hikers, the majority of stores were empty after consumer protection groups called on the public to abstain from spending a single euro. |
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While successive opinion polls confirm that Britain remains against the euro, the eggheads in the government maintain that support for the pound is soft. |
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However, problems already surfaced after 2004 when the country's currency, the tolar, was bound to the euro and entered into the European exchange mechanism. |
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On reaching the one million euro mark the crowd cheered loudly. |
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True, the dollar is undoubtedly overvalued against the euro. |
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Until recently, the concern had been that the recovery in the euro zone was so pallid and feeble that the big euro zone economies could not take a rate increase. |
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I am sure that, like me, other readers are aware that the question of the euro seems to be very much on the minds of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Prime Minister. |
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On the other side of the coin, cereal growers are receiving much-improved grain and oilseed prices as a result of a good harvest and a weakening of the pound against the euro. |
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Exporters and businesses are increasingly concerned about the performance of sterling over the next few months after the euro breached parity with the dollar last week. |
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The slump in US stocks has weakened the dollar against other currencies, with the euro climbing to parity against the greenback for the first time in over two years on Monday. |
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According to an American Express survey, Christmas shopping in New York is cheaper this year, and dollar parity with the euro makes it much easier to spot the bargains. |
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And yet, the euro remains below parity with the US currency. |
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Analysts started to dig out their old bullish forecasts for the euro, with some predicting parity between the euro and dollar within the next year. |
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During the changeover period there will be a significant increase in the movement of cash as the euro is distributed and Irish currency is withdrawn from circulation. |
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The real significance of the vote is in its symbolism, and the fact it comes at a critical, watershed juncture in the evolution of sentiment toward the euro. |
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