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The currency was ultimately replaced by the silver dollar at the rate of 1 silver dollar to 1000 continental dollars. This resulted in the clause "No state shall... make anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts" being written into the United States Constitution article 1, section 10.
The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages (gross) of countries in Europe. [1] [2]The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France (35 hours), [3] Belgium (38 hours), [4] United Kingdom (38 hours), [3] Germany (38 hours), [5] Ireland (39 hours) [5] and Monaco (39 hours). [6]
Da Afghanistan Bank serves as the central bank of the nation [355] and the Afghani (AFN) is the national currency, with an exchange rate of about 75 Afghanis to 1 US dollar. [356] A number of local and foreign banks operate in the country, including the Afghanistan International Bank , New Kabul Bank , Azizi Bank , Pashtany Bank , Standard ...
The poverty rate rose from 12.5% in 2007 before the Great Recession to a 15.1% peak in 2010, before falling back to just above the 2007 level. In the 1959–1962 period, the poverty rate was over 20%, but declined to the all-time low of 11.1% in 1973 following the War on Poverty begun during the Lyndon Johnson presidency. [271]
In 2006, the state has the lowest Direct Exchange Line (DEL) penetration rate, with cellular and internet dial-up penetrations rate only 6.5 per 100 inhabitants. [299] Most residents from the low income groups would rather use mobile phones internet or use internet at their offices instead of setting up internet access at home due to the ...