Viewpoint: The Euro’s Finest Hour?
Finance & Developement Magazine › Nbr. 46-2, June 2009 › Features
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Safe haven? Euro pessimism turns to optimism. A single regulator for a single market. Reacting to the crisis. Vindicated at last. References.
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Viewpoint: The Euro’s Finest Hour?
The euro has proved a safe haven for countries lucky enough to have made it into this exclusive club in time
A COUPLE of years ago, as we were preparing to celebrate the euro’s 10-year anniversary, a common theme was that the new currency had not yet faced a serious challenge. Little did we know! The financial—and now economic—crisis has presented the euro area with a large number of varied tests. Many in Europe believe that the adoption of a single currency has been vindicated and that the euro is now in full ascendancy. I agree with the former but seriously doubt the latter. The number one reason for creating a sin...See the full content of this document
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