Can you spare any change please? It seems as if governments will have to start asking their citizens this question, as a shortage of small euro coins is becoming apparent in the 12 countries that share the euro zone.
The problem concerns mainly one, two and five cent coins, reports Belgian daily La Libre Belgique and has two causes.
First, there has been a boom in demand for steel, making it difficult for the makers of coins to keep up with demand themselves.
Second, peop...
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