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		<title>East African Community &#8211; Single Currency</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/07/27/east-african-community-single-currency/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 30 June, at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, five ambassadors stood before a map of East Africa, on which ribbons had been placed around the borders of Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. Each ambassador then proceeded to cut the ribbon at the border post of his country, in a symbolic gesture that marked the opening of a common market within the East African Community (EAC).]]></description>
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		<title>Valuable Change for US Notes</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/07/13/valuable-change-for-us-notes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Federal Register has published for public comment changes to United States Federal Reserve Notes to make them accessible to the blind and the visually impaired, knowing that the alterations will financially affect some ATM owners and operators.

"The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to inform the public of the features the Bureau of Engraving and Printing intends to propose to the Secretary of the Treasury to accommodate people who are blind and visually impaired and to solicit public comment on the proposed accommodation," the Federal Register wrote in the proposal titled, "Meaningful Access To United States Currency for Blind and Visually Impaired Persons."]]></description>
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		<title>Counterfeit Deterrence &#8211; Beating the Criminal Element</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/07/06/counterfeit-deterrence-beating-the-criminal-element/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 07:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Call it human nature, but ever since the invention of paper money, people have tried to imitate and counterfeit it. The result has been an unending race between issuing authorities and perpetrators. This article, which is based on my contributions to the Banknote 2009 and 2010 Currency conferences, is a review of how authorities have historically tried to deter counterfeiting and how they have responded to new threats. From this perspective, I will then explain the role of the Central Bank Counterfeit Deterrence Group (CBCDG) and its activities, concluding with a short assessment of recent developments in counterfeit production techniques and how to address future threats.]]></description>
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		<title>US Government to Audit the FRB</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/05/12/us-government-to-audit-the-frb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 07:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was announced yesterday afternoon that the US Senate approved (96-0) a one-time audit of the Federal Reserve System. Specifically the audit will investigate the Federal Reserve's economic crisis response programs. We suspect that this will also likely include a review of cash reserves and inventory distributions. ]]></description>
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		<title>Is The UK About To Dethrone Cash As King?</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/05/04/is-the-uk-about-to-dethrone-cash-as-king/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 07:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is well known that the UK is a nation of early adopters and as such has been watched by many a pundit for signs of paradigm shifts. The institution of cash as a preferred payment medium is one of those unassailable paradigms. Or is it? It was recently reported by the UK Payments Council that for the first time it is predicted that cash will make up less than 50% of payments, perhaps as soon as 2015.]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide prohibits small in-branch cash withdrawals – Expected gripes ensue</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/04/29/nationwide-prohibits-small-in-branch-cash-withdrawals-%e2%80%93-expected-gripes-ensue-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicole Sturgill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple of weeks ago Nationwide Building Society in the UK announced that it would prohibit cash withdrawals of less than £100 in the teller queue at the branch.  This ban affected only holders of accounts that included an ATM or debit card, point being that these are customers that could just as easily get their cash from the ATM as in the branch. ]]></description>
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		<title>Death By A Thousand Cuts</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/04/26/death-by-a-thousand-cuts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Astrid Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent report by the Payments Council – the body responsible for setting the strategy for payments in the UK - should be a wake-up call to us all in the currency industry. Although the report covers the UK only, it is a trend that is typical of payment systems in many countries around the world. In summary, it documents a decline in the use of cash in the last decade and forecasts a further decline, detailing changes that have been taking place gradually, but steadily. Is this a case of ‘death by a thousand cuts?’ And, if so, is there anything we can do about it?]]></description>
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		<title>New US $100 Note</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/04/22/new-us-100-note/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday it was announced in a joint press release that a new $100 US note will enter circulation next February (2011). In a bold move the BEP and FRB have decided to add some new security features to the most often counterfeited US denomination. This will be the first time that OVD's (Optical Variable Device) will be used on any US note. Could this be the beginning of an even larger change in US currency design?]]></description>
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		<title>ICCOS 2010</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/04/08/iccos-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 12:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you are aware, I am an enthusiastic supporter of the International Commercial Cash Operations Seminar. I have attended every event except one over the past 12 years and have yet to be disappointed, which is more than I can say for almost every other industry conference I have been to. This years event promises to provide again the kind of focused and valuable content that we have come to expect from ICCOS, with even more focus on the North, Central and South American markets.]]></description>
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		<title>The Feel of Money</title>
		<link>http://countingoncurrency.com/wp/2010/03/29/the-feel-of-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brendan Burge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that the only constant in life is change - no, not the coin in your pocket variety but the sort that challenges us to continuously adapt.First came the news that Canada will be changing their currency to a polymer based substrate. Next, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) is now suggesting new changes for the US green-back, which actually isn't so green anymore.]]></description>
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