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Cape Verde: On the possibility of adopting the Euro

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 @ 09:59 UTC

by Paula Góes

Countries:: Cape Verde
Topics:: Ideas, Development, Economics
Languages:: Portuguese

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Virgílio Brandão [pt] ponders on the pros and cons of the adoption of the Euro as a currency in Cape Verde. “The country must have a clear picture of its response to problems that would arise from this, and must gain more benefits than difficulties. The population will appreciate it”.

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