7  countries with vulnerable public finances may face permanently steeper yield curves. 6. Implications for future South African interest rates  All the long-term drivers of interest rates I just discussed have implications for South Africa.
One of the most powerful symbols of a common identity, money, is now shared by 12 European countries. In this sense, "the euro, our money" can provide a new and even more solid basis for the EU to discuss its finalité politique, the ultimate destination of its continuous process of building an "ever closer union".