Dick Johnson, Howard Berlin and Pabitra Saha forwarded this story about the
central bank of Denmark's decision that "it no longer pays to print banknotes or mint
coins." -Editor
With more and more people paying with credit cards and their
smartphones, Denmark’s central bank Nationalbanken says it no longer pays to print banknotes or
mint coins.
By the end of 2016, Nationalbanken plans to outsource all of its printing and minting services
to an external supplier.
“Although the amount of cash circulating in Denmark continues to be high, society’s demand for
new banknotes and coins has been falling for years, and Nationalbanken has no expectations that the
trend will be reversed,” the bank wrote in a press release.
In addition to the rise in alternative paying options, the central bank also said that today’s
banknotes and coins are better recirculated into the economy and made of a better quality that
ensures a longer shelf life. When viewed as a whole, the bank has determined that note and coin
production is no a longer financially sound option.
The bank said that the move to an external supplier will result in a total savings of 100
million kroner ($17.2 million) through 2020.
In its statement, the bank stressed that having notes and coins produced externally would not
affect the bank’s central role.
“Nationalbanken will continue to be the issuing authority for banknotes and coins and will
maintain its expertise in the area of notes and coins. It is only the internal production of the
notes and coins that will henceforth by done by external suppliers,” it wrote.
Great idea! I'm going to outsource moneymaking, too. I'll send someone
else to bring in my paychecks and I'll stay home, watch TV and eat Bon Bons. -Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Denmark's
central bank to stop producing money
(www.thelocal.dk/20141021/denmarks-central-bank-to-stop-producing-money)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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