DEADLINE FOR UK PARTICIPATION IN SINGLE CURRENCY.

The United Kingdom could sign up to the single currency some eight months after the UK Government decides to hold a referendum, according to an official document quoted on December 16 by the Financial Times. The newspaper said the document was drawn up in the framework of a committee on Economic and Monetary Union which brought together ministers and representatives of industry, trade, and unions, as well as the Governor of the Bank of England, Eddy George, working under the overall responsibility of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon...