DUBLIN: The recent weakness of the pound against the euro is causing difficulties for Ireland and the currency’s drop is effectively a “devaluation”, Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said in a newspaper interview.
A lower sterling, which has made a recovery from the sharp moves that took it close to parity with the euro at the end of last year, has hurt Ireland’s open economy as Britain is a key trading partner.
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