'Euro could collapse,' says Trump's choice for ambassador to EU (news: 26/01/17)

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• Euro could collapse,' says Trump's choice for ambassador to EU

  Donald Trump's choice for US ambassador to the EU has claimed the euro could collapse within 18 months. Speaking to the BBC, Professor Ted Malloch said he would ""short"" the bloc's single currency, placing a bet that the value would fall in the future.

• PBOC Set to Be First to Issue Digital Bills

  (Beijing) – The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) completed a successful trial run of a digital bank acceptance exchange, moving closer to becoming the first central bank in the world to research and test its own digital currency.

• Economic Recovery in Nigeria Hobbled by Oil, Currency Policy

  Nigeria’s economy may struggle to rebound from its worst slump in 25 years unless President Muhammadu Buhari can end an armed conflict in the nation’s oil-producing region and fix a currency policy that’s blocked investment.