currency zone

collocation in English

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currency
noun
uk
/ˈkʌr.ən.si/us
/ˈkɝː.ən.si/
the money that is used in a particular country at a ...
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zone
noun[C]
uk
/zəʊn/us
/zoʊn/
an area, especially one that is different from the areas around it because it has different characteristics or is used for ...
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(Definition ofcurrencyandzonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Studies of fiscal federalism have shown that in mature federations a singlecurrencyzoneis paralleled with fiscal transfers.
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That would be massively destabilising for a singlecurrencyzone.
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Above all, some see it as achieving price stability—not only a singlecurrencyzone, but a low-inflation zone.
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My great fear is that, if we do not become part of the singlecurrencyzone, the pound will be forever a punchball currency.
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But that does not make it an optimalcurrencyzone, however good the motives.
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That is a problem which is a direct result of attempting to centralise a single short-term interest rate on a non-optimalcurrencyzone.
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I find this logical because the cohesion fund's stated purpose is to assist convergence towards the criteria for entry into the singlecurrencyzone.
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We must enter into the singlecurrencyzoneas soon as possible.
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Such reforms are crucial to ensuring that the singlecurrencyzoneis ultimately successful in a competitive world market.
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The euro area was not and has not become an optimalcurrencyzone.
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Our entry into the singlecurrencyzonewill, over time, bring very real advantages for retailers and consumers alike.
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This is impossible in global, in currency management, whether it is an optimalcurrencyzoneor not.
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There are eleven participating countries within the new eurocurrencyzoneencompassing over 291 million people.
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A naturalcurrencyzone—normally a country—has to be both a single and a flexible labour market.
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It is essential that we do that, whether within a singlecurrencyzoneor not.
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To be effective, a singlecurrencyzonerequires the existence of a common identity, a common purpose and a common willingness to make equal sacrifices to achieve that purpose.
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He was right to draw attention to the possibility of differential adjustments and external shocks affecting one part of the singlecurrencyzoneas against another.
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That issue is about not only national interest, but understanding how the national interest can be improved by working with other countries that are part of thecurrencyzone.
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There will be the task of managing 12 currencies—assuming that there are 11 members of thecurrencyzone, which is not an optimal zone anyway—the euro being the new one.
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