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Manila Bulletin
No more extension of deadline for old bills replacement — BSP
Manila Bulletin
The old banknotes were no longer accepted in day-to-day transactions since January 1, 2017 after the BSP started circulating the New Generation Currency (NGC) bills in the market. The old banknotes or NDS can still be exchanged in banks and BSP offices ...

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Hong Kong banknotes breeding ground for antibiotic-resistant superbugs, study finds
South China Morning Post
Hong Kong banknotes are teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria whose DNA can “jump around”, spreading resistance, a team of scientists at the University of Hong Kong has found. Associate professor Gianni Panagiotou, who led the study, said there ...

Get Surrey
New £10 note: Everything you need to know about the polymer ...
Get Surrey
The new plastic tenner will feature novelist Jane Austen and will be released in September.

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Daily Sabah
Gang trying to sell invalid Turkish lira banknotes busted in India
Daily Sabah
Police busted the activities of gang in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, while members were trying to sell demonetized Turkish lira banknotes to a businessman for 2.7 million rupees ($41,800). According to an article by The Hindu newspaper, four ...

Daily Sabah
Gang trying to sell invalid Turkish lira banknotes busted in India
Daily Sabah
Police busted the activities of gang in the southern Indian city of Bangalore, while members were trying to sell demonetized Turkish lira banknotes to a businessman for 2.7 million rupees ($41,800). According to an article by The Hindu newspaper, four ...

Telegraph.co.uk
If we are spending less cash, why are we printing more banknotes?
Telegraph.co.uk
The amount of cash in circulation soared last year despite the rise of card payments - but what is it all being used for? In the run up to Christmas 2016, the value of the Bank of England notes in circulation reached over £70bn for the first time - an ...

Rudaw
A designer's dream for Kurdish banknotes closer to reality than
Rudaw
A provisional design for a Kurdish banknote with writings in two Kurdish dialects, Turkmen and Assyrian writings. The Kurdish referendum for independence ...

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The New Indian Express
Govt allows banks, post offices and co-ops to deposit old bank notes with RBI
The New Indian Express
"Such specified bank notes may be deposited by such bank, post office or district central cooperative bank, as the case may be, in any office of the Reserve Bank, within a period of 30 days from the commencement of these rules," said a government ...

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Inquirer.net
No more extension of June 30 deadline to exchange old banknotes, says BSP
Inquirer.net
Old peso bills belonging to the New Design Series (NDS) will lose their value in July as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas decided to no longer replace them beyond the June 30 deadline. “There are no plans to extend the deadline,” BSP Governor Amando M.

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Mozambique apex bank outs new banknotes
Journalducameroun.com - English - (press release) (registration)
Banco de Mocambique (BM) on Friday introduced a new series of metical banknotes bearing the signature of the bank's Governor Rogério Zandamela.”We want to ensure the circulation of genuine banknotes in the economy and the Bank of Mozambique ...

Coconuts
Five people arrested with over K17 million in counterfeit banknotes
Coconuts
Amidst government warnings of a surge in counterfeit banknotes, five people were arrested in Mon State earlier this week after police caught them with over MMK17 million in fake currency. As reported by Dawei Watch, the arrest took place on Tuesday ...

Upgraded Banknotes In Denomination Of 5 Lari Will Launch In Circulation From The 1st Of September
Messenger.ge
The upgraded 5 Lari banknote is protected with modern and high technological security features that at the same time are easily intelligible to users. Furthermore, the banknotes still have the special improved features for visually impaired people.

BusinessTech
The most beautiful bank notes in the world
BusinessTech
The International Bank Note Society has published its Bank Note of The Year winner for 2016. Banknotes nominated must have been issued to the public (specimens and non-circulating currencies are ineligible) for the first time during the year of the ...

Republica
'Fake banknotes entering circulation from rural areas'
Republica
POKHARA, June 14: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has suspected that fake banknotes are being circulated among people in rural areas as people in urban areas can easily identify such notes. Officials of the central banks say that fake banknotes are arriving in ...

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CoinWeek
AIA US & World Banknote, Scripophily Sale #42 Tomorrow, June 15
CoinWeek
On behalf of the entire Archives International Auctions (AIA) team, I would like to personally welcome you to the 42nd auction we have held over the last 10 years. We are excited to offer close to 1,100 lots of rare and desirable world banknote, coins ...

EJ Insight
Semi-finished forged banknotes found in safe deposit box
EJ Insight
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) is reported to have uncovered semi-finished counterfeit banknotes from a safe deposit box that had been rented by one of its customers. Officials at a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui found the fake bills on ...
HSBC finds fake banknotes in abandoned safe deposit boxMENAFN.COM

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CoinWeek
Bank of Norway Introduces New 100, 200 Krone Banknotes
CoinWeek
"Security and confidence in cash as a means of payment are the main reasons why we are now launching new banknotes. The general public needs to be confident that a 100-krone note is actually worth its face value. At the same time, the authenticity of ...

The Northlines
New Rs 500 bank notes with inset letter 'A'
The Northlines
The Reserve Bank of India will soon put into circulation a new batch of Rs 500 banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi new series, printed in 2017. “A new batch of banknotes with inset letter 'A' in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr Urjit R ...

lovemoney.com
New Jane Austen polymer £10 bank notes: design, launch date, size and more
lovemoney.com
Speaking about the new £10 note, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England, said: “Jane Austen certainly merits a place in the select group of historical figures to appear on our banknotes." It's the second polymer note to be launched in the UK ...

The Tribune
Reserve Bank of India issues new Rs 500 bank notes with inset letter 'A'
The Tribune
It said a new batch of bank notes with inset letter “A” in both the number panels, bearing the signature of Dr Urjit R Patel, Governor, Reserve Bank of India, with the year of printing '2017' on the reverse, are being issued. File photo. Mumbai, June 13.
RBI issues new Rs 500 bank notes with inset letter 'A', old notes to remain validDaily News & Analysis
500 Notes To Have Inset Letter 'A', Says RBINDTV
RBI issues new Rs 500 notes with inset letter A, old notes to remain validBusiness Standard
The Indian Express -Times of India -Oneindia
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