Strange bedfellows
The euro zone’s newest member faces an uphill struggle
ON JANUARY 1st Lithuania will become the 19th member of the euro zone. The small Baltic state of 3m people is one of Europe’s fastest-growing economies. The euro zone is on the verge of recession and deflation. So why does Lithuania want to adopt the single currency?
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “Strange bedfellows”
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