Sunday, July 31, 2005

'Mr Euro' says goodbye


Wim Duisenberg : "No, the prices didn't rise after the euro; it's just an illusion".

The 70-year-old Dutch Wim Duisenberg, former head of the European Central Bank, died today in France, where he was spending vacation. He has been found dead in a pool at his home in the town of Faucon, drouned following cardiac problems. He will be always remembered as the man who introduced the Euro.

More: BBC News

- Cartoon by Collignon, in Courrier International (Paris)

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