Monetary Unions

• Feb-26-2024

  ECOWAS – Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger may leave ECOWAS.

  The regimes of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are considering leaving the Economic Community of West African States, and to...

• Jan-22-2023

  Argentina and Brazil studying creation of a common currency.

  Argentina and Brazil are studying a project toward establishing a common currency. Eventually other South American nations may be invited...

• Jan-1-2023

  Croatia – Euro replaces kuna.

  Croatia starts using euros as of today 1 January 2023. Kuna banknotes and coins remain legal tender up to 14...

• Dec-15-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes issued today.

  The Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) has issued today its new banknotes of the “Type 2020”. These will...

• Dec-7-2022

  Bulgaria – Tentative steps toward migration to euros.

  In a memorandum signed Tuesday 6 December 2023, Bulgaria, Eurozone countries and the European Commission agreed that Bulgaria could begin...

• Nov-22-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes presented today.

    The Banque des Etats de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC) has revealed the design of the new family of banknotes “Type...

• Nov-8-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New family of notes to be revealed later this month.

    The Bank of the Central African States (BEAC) announced yesterday the celebration of its fiftieth anniversary. During this ceremony,...

• Oct-27-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – Will the new banknotes be issued in November?

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• Oct-7-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes to be presented in November.

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• Jul-21-2022

  Central African Monetary Union – New banknotes in November.

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• Jul-13-2022

  CROATIA – Euro to be adopted on 1 January 2023.

  The Council of the European Union decided yesterday 12 July 2022 that Croatia will start using the euro as of...

• May-15-2022

  Bulgaria: Adoption of euro planned for 1.1.2024.

  Daniel Lorer, Minister of Innovation and Growth, declared that steps are being taken for the adoption of the euro as...

• May-11-2022

  European Union – Gold coins and bullion to be declared as cash.

  As of 3 June 2021 any person entering or leaving the European Union with 10,000 euros or more must include...

• Jan-20-2022

  European Monetary Union – Soiled 200 euro banknotes.

  French investigators found in Limoges, France, a part of the treasure in 200 euro banknotes stolen in 2017. In 2010...

• Sep-14-2021

  Croatia – Preparatives for access to the European Monetary Union.

  According to several publications Croatia is on track to adopt the euro in 2023, if it complies with the conditions...

• Oct-3-2020

  CEDEAO/ECOWAS – ECO introduction delayed.

  The countries that make up the Economic Community of West African States have decided that it will be impossible to...