Broke....? Rubbish....!

...To you all...."Happy New Year"!
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This is from one of my Facebook "friends"......I've been trying to get together with him to drink a beer, for years, but I had no vehicle! Maybe in 2012.........Peter Hornby is his name, and he has some interesting little factual things....like this:


EuroImage by Davide "Dodo" Oliva via Flickr





Happy Birthday Euro ?

The Euro was launched on 1 January 2002, so is 10 years old tomorrow.

Although today it is seen as overvalued by some, and a devaluation is expected, it has gained against the important currencies since it was launched.

EUR:INR**
1-1-2002 : €1=INR43.6749
31-12-2011 : €1=INR69.9494
Euro gain = 60%

EUR:USD
1-1-2002 : €1=US$0.9394
31-12-2011 : €1=US$1.3184
Euro gain = 40%

EUR:GBP
1-1-2002 : €1=£0.6351
31-12-2011 : €1=£0.8451
Euro gain = 33%

EUR:CNY*
1-1-2002 : €1=CNY7.7757
31-12-2011 : €1=CNY8.6218
Euro gain = 11%

EUR:SEK
1-1-2002 : €1=SEK8.8854
31-12-2011 : €1=SEK9.0174
Euro gain = 1.5%

EUR:JPY
1-1-2002 : €1=JPY109.75
31-12-2011 : €1=JPY102.62
Euro loss = 6%

EUR:CHF
1-1-2002 : €1=CHF1.5286
31-12-2011 : €1=CHF1.2276
Euro loss = 20%

*Chinese Yuan
**Indian Rupee

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