Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
#46
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
http://www.breakingnews.com/topic/eurozone-crisis
Greek Drachma post euro (XGD) shows up on Bloomberg
Read into this what you will....
Greek Drachma post euro (XGD) shows up on Bloomberg
Read into this what you will....
Always has done. Look at the list and you will see Belgian Franc, Dutch Guilder, Spanish Peseta etc. etc. all at their original Euro rate. So read nothing into that.
#47
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Joined: Mar 2006
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Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
You're probably right, but the Telegraph had something similar today also...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/d...isis-live.html
11.43 We're not quite sure what to make of this, but it seems Bloomberg has created a currency code for the Greek drachma. We've just tried it out on our terminal and it leads to nothing but a blank screen and a message claiming: "Access to this security is restricted by its supplier". It's always best to be prepared, don't you think?
#49
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
You're probably right, but the Telegraph had something similar today also...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/d...isis-live.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/d...isis-live.html
#51
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
I'd be more worried about THIS than Twitter rumours!
I don't think (and I hope I'm right) that there won't be enough extremists to start the wars up again, although a simmering situation, like northern Ireland used to be, may be the outcome. Apart from anything else, the Serbs should now realise that the last thing they need is to attract further 1000s of Islamic jihadis to go over in support of their Kosovan brothers.
#52
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Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
It's ironic that the Balkans troubles in the 90s turned up at just the right time to save the Spanish tourist industry. Here we go again?
I don't think (and I hope I'm right) that there won't be enough extremists to start the wars up again, although a simmering situation, like northern Ireland used to be, may be the outcome. Apart from anything else, the Serbs should now realise that the last thing they need is to attract further 1000s of Islamic jihadis to go over in support of their Kosovan brothers.
I don't think (and I hope I'm right) that there won't be enough extremists to start the wars up again, although a simmering situation, like northern Ireland used to be, may be the outcome. Apart from anything else, the Serbs should now realise that the last thing they need is to attract further 1000s of Islamic jihadis to go over in support of their Kosovan brothers.
#56
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Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
THIS is the reality. The world has always had trouble spots, it's a big place. It will survive by plodding on regardless. Our last century had more people killed in wars than ever before - the first dozen years of this one have been 'relatively' peaceful.
The Balkans are a tiny, bombed out place the rest of us have forgotten.
I can't predict the future for Spain and the Euro, but the Balkans will have sweet f-all to do with the outcome.
The Balkans are a tiny, bombed out place the rest of us have forgotten.
I can't predict the future for Spain and the Euro, but the Balkans will have sweet f-all to do with the outcome.
#57
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
#58
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
Not strictly true. The Euro was introduced on January 1 1999 but didn't enter circulation for three years in 2002.
A change back to the peseta is much more complicated than printing some notes and putting them into an ATM.
A change back to the peseta is much more complicated than printing some notes and putting them into an ATM.
#59
Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
It was strictly true in our village...the elderly had no idea of all the changes going on leading up to the day when we changed but they just started using euros, with a bit of a nostalgic moan about the peseta, with no problem at all. The Euro was a geat idea for member nations but due to the complete and utter difference in work ethic and attitude it was doomed to failure...
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Re: Spain in a 'state of total emergency' ?
http://elpais.com/elpais/2012/05/31/...92_453958.html