Government officials have said they pursued the currency unification partly so the government's fiscal budget, which also starts Sunday, could be accounted for with the more realistic street rates.

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Government officials have said they pursued the currency unification partly so the government's fiscal budget, which also starts April 1, could be accounted for with the more realistic street rates.

WSJ: Myanmar Announces Currency Reform

France promoted the single currency as a way to rein in German power after German unification.

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Mr Kohl may have helped guide through two of the most ambitious political projects in post-war Europe German unification and the decision to join the new single European currency.

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More than 840 South Koreans were set to cross the border Monday to Kaesong, which provides a badly-needed flow of hard currency to a country where many face food shortages, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.

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Germany entered the single currency handicapped, they say, by a strong D-mark and the cost of unification.

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