Financial and Monetary Systems

This is how much you would have to contribute to pay off your country’s debt

An employee counts Euro notes at the Bank of Taiwan head office in Taipei May 10, 2010. Global policymakers unleashed an emergency rescue package worth about $1 trillion to stabilise world financial markets and prevent the Greek debt crisis from destroying the euro currency. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: BUSINESS) - RTR2DOS9

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