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Currency News – Highlights from the December Issue
In the News
ATMIA creates a new voice for cash; Canadian printer pulls out of banknote production; Italy caps cash transactions; Bavaria deploys canine detectives; Indonesia plans to drop three zeroes from Rupiah.
Comment: That Was the Year That Was
2011 has been a year of global economic, political and social turmoil set against a backdrop of natural and manmade disasters, and allegations that have rocked the foundations of our sector. No-one can say that our industry is dull. We live in interesting times! Read the article here.
Payment News: Future Payments – How Cash is Raising its Game
While innovation in the world of payment has never been more dynamic and fast-moving, cash still remains as popular as ever. However, banks are always looking for new innovation to drive efficiency in their cash handling operations. Is there anything that cash can learn from the non-cash world? And in what ways can the different forms of payment best co-exist and complement each other to drive efficiency across the global payment environment? Ralf Wintergerst of Giesecke & Devrient explains how.
Company News
De La Rue’s interim results show promise for improvement plan; Wincor Nixdorf targets Middle East and Africa; Arjowiggins Security buys Signoptic; Obethur concludes sale of card business to Advent International; hard times for Radece Papir; Orell Fussli issues profits warning.
Industry Watch: Euro Crisis Continues – Tough Outlook for Global Economy
While this was not a great year for industry, it could have been far worse given the current climate and, overall, the companies in our sector have put in a robust performance in difficult circumstances.
Technology News
Zero tolerance from Toppan; wider choice of features from De La Rue; new multispectral scanner for detecting fakes; Talaris’ Nsignia compact note processing system gets off to a flying start; Dutch central bank launches new euro note app.
Note and Coin News
Swaziland cuts the cost of coins; UAE issues new 500 Dirham note; new 1, 5 and 10 Dinar notes scheduled for issue in Libya in early 2012; new 2,000 Kip banknote for Laos; Thailand issues commemorative note and coin to mark the King’s 84th birthday; Malawi plans to stop issuing the 20 Kwacha note; South Africa discontinues production of the 5 cent coin; the Malaysian government announces the suppliers for its new note and coin series; final coin in new Fijian series goes into circulation; Peru issues a new 1 Nuevo Sol coin.
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