Greece says readying for countdown to euro switch

GREECE - Greece, the euro zone's 12th member since January this year, is getting ready for a euro information blitz in the months ahead to familiarise citizens with the single currency changeover.

"Other euro zone members which joined the single currency in 1999 had three years to prepare. We only had one year," Finance Minister Yannos Papandoniou told a news conference on 29 August. "Still, preparedness in both the public and private sectors is good."

With only 124 days to go until the euro

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