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Dubrovnik Wants Euro as Legal Tender
Zagreb | 26 November 2009 |
Dubrovnik
They say tourism in the city is being damaged as many tourists struggle to find places where they can change money, and many just do not bother, especially if they are visiting the city for just a short time, the Croatian Times reports.
The calls have been backed by Dalmatia's Employers' Association and by Dubrovnik's major Andro Vlahusic, but have been rejected by the governor of the central bank Zeljko Rohatinski, on the grounds that such an arrangement would undermine the Croatian currency.
He also noted that it would pose many practical problems, since businesses would have to adjust their prices on an almost daily basis in line with exchange rate fluctuations.
