The German mark, the lira, the peseta – these names, as signs of the pre-euro era, are becoming a thing of the past. How many countries are there in the euro zone – 12, 16 or 18? As Deutsche Welle…
Charity in the United States, as in the entire Anglo-Saxon world, is not only an ancient and honorable matter, but also a well-organized one. As the magazine 'Kariera' notes, philanthropy and…
In East Berlin, a few blocks from the Eberswalder Strasse metro station, a new currency has been in circulation for a couple of months. It is called the "Berliner" and is quite successfully replacing…
Greece has begun a fight against speculators. By shamelessly inflating prices for everything, they are simply scaring tourists away from the Olympics and depriving the country of income. However, as…
Commercial banks in Italy have 15 billion euros in unclaimed funds, RIA Novosti reports. These are so-called “dormant” accounts, on which no transactions have been made for several years.
The Bundesbank has launched an investigation into the increasing number of cases of counterfeit money being dispensed through ATMs in Bavaria, North Rhine-Westphalia and Berlin. The first warning…
Four euros for a pint of creamy foam with a subtle aftertaste of malt and coffee called 'Guinness'? No way, it cannot be that in a country where until recently it was considered shameful to throw…
The editors turned to visitors of the forum on the website «Zagranitsy» with a request to provide information about prices for goods and services in different countries. Naturally, readers are least…
Since March 1, it has become even more difficult for foreigners to exchange foreign currency for yuan in China. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange has issued a circular introducing new…
The National Bank of Ukraine has approved a graphic symbol for the hryvnia. It is a stylized letter 'г', crossed by two horizontal lines (according to bankers, they symbolize the stability of the…
The formal date of Poland's accession to the European Union is May 1, 2004. But already from the first days of the new year, Poles clearly felt the approach of new times, reports the Rosbalt news…
Depending on their habits, character, and sophistication, Ukrainians choose different ways to 'export' their finances. There are many practical aspects of taking currency abroad. Our compatriots are…