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Amid speculation about the eurozone's impending collapse, it is worth remembering the purpose of creating a single currency. The euro was meant to – and still should –...

Weak governments in Greece and Italy now threaten the eurozone's strategy for shoring up the single currency. Dysfunctional decision-making once again threatens efforts to...

Franc has risen by about 20% against the euro over the past year. A decision by the Swiss National Bank to intervene to ensure that the Swiss franc does not rise too high...

The currency crisis is affecting all parts of Swiss society. Even the oldest profession in the world is subject to the vagaries of the currency markets. In the...

Switzerland is suffering from the soaring value of its currency as problems in the eurozone have a knock-on effect. Swiss feel the pinch as the franc strengthens...

Another commemorative euro coin. Undeterred by the eurozone's debt crisis and the near meltdown of Greece, the European Commission has announced plans to issue a...

Can China's currency pose a serious challenge to the dollar's domination of the international monetary system? The banking group HSBC recently released a survey predicting...

G20 countries to discuss economic co-operation. The EU is to emphasise the need for reform of global economic policy co-operation when G20 finance ministers meet in Paris...

Estonia's transition to the euro has gone without a hitch, officials in Brussels and Tallinn say. On 1 January, the Baltic country became the 17th state to adopt the euro....

The eurozone has yet to find a hiding place in which it can survive. The eurozone financial crisis is beginning to resemble a classic chase scene from almost any movie of...

Europe suffers from the same currency disadvantages as the US, but enjoys none of its privileges. For decades, the world has complained that the dollar's role as global...

Currency disagreements ahead of bilateral summit. Olli Rehn, the European commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, has called on China to let its currency appreciate...

In blessing Estonia's adoption of the single currency, the EU and the eurozone show that rules still matter to them. Another day, another milestone. Estonia's bid to join...

Greece's financial problems have been a disaster for the eurozone, and there could be much bigger shocks to come. Good clichés stick in the mind and will not be...

The euro may be strong against the dollar, but changes in the currency market are not always a good thing. Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, is no economic...

Unusual tactics are being deployed to help rebalance Latvia's battered economy. In its north-east corner, the EU – with the help of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

It is time to think of another reserve asset alongside the dollar and the euro. Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, recently suggested that replacing...

Some countries in central and eastern Europe should switch swiftly to the euro – and the EU should tolerate that. Politicians and economists may argue that central and...

Many of the countries hit hardest by the financial crisis are in eastern and central Europe. The European Union's enlargement to the east has had positive effects not only...

An increase in protectionism across Europe poses a very serious threat to the single currency, but don't bet on a sudden implosion. European monetary union will not end...