Croats Told to Move Cash From Beds to Banks as Euro Nears

  • Central bank calls for people to transfer funds before 2023
  • Croatia is preparing to swap its kuna currency for euros
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Croatia’s central bank urged people to start shifting their stashed-away kuna banknotes from mattresses or sock drawers to banks to ease the country’s adoption of the euro, expected next January.

The European Union nation of 4 million expects to get a final decision by euro-area member states on the date it can join the single currency in July. Bulgaria also plans to switch to the euro in 2024.