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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11548

11 May 2016
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ECONOMY - FINANCE / (ae) ecb
Production of €500 notes to end in 2018

Brussels, 10/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 4 May, the ECB decided to cease the production of €500 notes, which are suspected of helping to finance illegal activities, such as terrorism.

“The issuance of the €500 note will be stopped around the end of 2018, when the €100 and €200 banknotes of the Europa series are planned to be introduced. The other denominations - from €5 to €200 - will remain in place”, the European institution announced in a press release.

The...

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