Dollarisation is indeed a viable policy option thanks to a conservative and successful monetary policy adopted over the past ten years which has led to economic stability, single-digit inflation and high levels of international reserves.

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Since the ECB has a strict remit to maintain price stability, its dread of high inflation is greater than its fear of recession: hence the rate rise.

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The technological advance of thin and light flexible display has encouraged the development of flexible batteries with a high power density and thermal stability.

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This decade's reform drive, impressive as it has sometimes been, has left intact practices that keep unemployment high and threaten the Nordics' hard-won budgetary stability.

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"They have very high barriers to entry and financial stability, " says Schulte, noting also that KMP has no problems borrowing to fund new pipelines and terminals.

FORBES

Ecuador has weathered political turmoil largely because the adoption of the dollar in 2000 and high oil prices have brought growth and stability.

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