10 years Euro! What are the prospects for this “young” international currency? Presentation Lions Club Curacao Thursday, May 28th, 2009. Drs.A.G.Romero.

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10 years Euro! What are the prospects for this “young” international currency? Presentation Lions Club Curacao Thursday, May 28th, Drs.A.G.Romero.

Criteria of the Maastricht treaty ( 1992) for countries joining the European Monetary Union. 1.Inflation: max. 1.5% from the average of the 3 EU countries with the lowest inflation; 2.Long term interest: max. 2% higher than the average interest of the 3 EU countries with the lowest inflation 3.Budget deficit: max. 3% of GDP 4.Public debt: max. 60% of GDP 5. Exchange rate of “candidate” country ; must fluctuate 2 years prior to joining the monetary union up to a max. 15% against the Euro. 6.Central Bank: independence is mandatory in the EU laws

Euro area versus USA: Euro area Inhabitants million GDP (in billions) euro GDP/capita euro GDP share in world GDP 14.7% USA Inhabitants 300 million GDP (in billions) euro GDP/capita euro GDP share in world GDP 21.4%

Feeling of the Europeans about the Euro in 2006? “Teuro”

Index of money growth to GDP growth

News clippings October 2007 : increase in demand for Euros by 62% by Russian citizens while demand for US dollars dropped by 19% ( Year on year); In New York ( in 2008) signs of : ( “we accept euros”!!) in many stores May 2007 Kuwait decided to peg their currency (Dinar) to a basket of currencies and abandoned the peg to only the US dollar.

Euro appreciated against US dollar since it’s inception by 65%!! (low point 0.82 dollars to 1.35 dollar per Euro).

Euro as (1) an international reserve currency?

Euro as an international reserve currency?

The role of Euro (2) the international bond market? (denomination of new issues!)

Threats for the US dollar? 1.Growing Debt to GDP in the USA (due to wars, trade deficits, budget deficits, higher oil-prices ) 2.New international “currencies” as competitors of the dollar? After the “Euro”, Will we get the “Asio”?, “Arabo”?, “Latino”? 3.Monetary union of the Arab nations: 4.What will China do with all it’s dollar reserves?

Ad. 1: Total debt USA to GPD

Ad. 3: Monetary union in the Arab World? 1.Saoedie Arabia, 2.United Arab Emirates, 3.Bahrein, 4.Qatar and 5.Kuwait; Are planning to introduce their own currency named: “KHALEEJI” in 2010; “ KHALEEJI” means “from the gulf” Symbol is

Ad. 4: Current Account “surplus” of China ( )

Ad. 4: Dollar reserves in China!! ($1,900 billion per end Q )

Scenario A: “ Euro takes-over the role of the dollar” Euro will become the dominant international currency by ? Fiscal discipline is of crucial important! Debt to GDP (< 60% !!!) and budget deficit (< 3% !!!) must be under control and manageable Inflation targets of < = 2%!!! Reserve currency? Acceptance of the Euro by all EU members! International bond market? The challenge for a political union!

Scenario B: “Euro seizes to exist” Divergent commitments on fiscal-discipline and strong inflation fighters : Germany, Holland and Austria Weak performing Euro area countries: Italy, Spain, Greece, France; Strong countries can decide to leave the European monetary union because they pay on average a higher interest because of the lack of discipline by the weak countries; Weak countries ( Italy, Greece, Spain and France) could take the step to abandon the union because they cannot use the exchange rate policies of the past ( devaluations of e.g. the Lire ) to cope with economic setbacks.

Time  Interest + Inflation (%) Euro area (average) Holland Greece Italy Spain GermanyAustria Weak countries pulling Inflation and interest rate up while Strong countries are pulling the yield- curve down

Duitsland verplicht uit de euro? FEM blad: 19 mei 2009 | 9:44 | door: Edin Mujagic Betekent een rechterlijke uitspraak uit 1993 dat Duitsland ooit vaarwel moet zeggen tegen de euro?

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