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Tussle over 500 euro notes ends with slow phasing out

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Updated: 05/05/2016 - 17:22 GMT+2

The European Central Bank will stop issuing 500 euro notes on concerns over use by terrorists and criminals, but they will be phased out only from 2018 due to resistance from Germany.

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