BIS Review 67/2004  3  currency in international trade increased markedly, and more so than the growth in their trade with the euro area. III.2. The international official use of the euro  What is the international official use of the euro, that is, its use by government authorities and central banks as an anchor, reserve and intervention currency?
We could question, however, whether this principle should be fully preserved or rather be revised in a context in which, in the absence of further regulation, market forces are pushing greenhouse gas concentrations to levels that will soon be dangerous for the wellbeing of people, not to speak of the stability of the financial system.