Some of those gains were retained by foreign owners of mining assets, but a share of the gains stayed at home in the form of higher wages, tax revenues and profits for Australian owners of mines and of firms supporting mining activity.
The introduction of the euro was accompanied by broad support in politics and the professional community, which contributed to an exceptionally high 72% acceptance of the euro among the population. 1/3  BIS - Central bankers' speeches  The fact that Slovenians, as savers and consumers, were well familiar with the euro also boded well.