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27 May 2012
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Claire Gatinois
French journalist Claire Gatinois is an editor for the economics pages of
Le Monde
.
By Claire Gatinois
Spain
Paying with pesetas in Salvaterra de Miño
In response to the crisis, shopkeepers in Salvaterra de Miño have decided to once again accept the former national currency. And the customers, attracted by prices at the same exchange rate that applied at the launch of the euro in 2002, are flocking to the Galician village.
6 January 2012
5
Le Monde
Paris