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	Kuna - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Kuna, also known among themselves as the Tule, Native South American group of the Chibchan language family and of Panama.
		Kuna Yala is an autonomous territory or comarca in Panama, inhabited by the Kuna indigenous people.
		The word "kuna" means " marten " in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval...
	encarta.msn.com /Kuna.html (177 words)

	WWW.HR - History of Croatian money
		Croatian bans (dukes) Pavao Šubić and his son Mladen ruled in Bosnia as well and as such laid the foundations for the currency to be forged in Bosnia.
		That means that once it had been forgotten that the kuna portrayed on the banovac originated from the initial payment system of kuna pelts, with time, it was believed that the kuna portrayed on the banovac was a form of state symbol and this belief continued on even after the banovac no longer existed.
		In memory of the conversion of Croatian dinars released by the Croatian Finance Ministry and the kuna and lipa released by the Croatian National Bank, a gold trade coin is being prepared for release.
	www.hr /croatia/economy/money/history (1880 words)

	Kuna (currency) - Definition, explanation
		The kuna was introduced in June 1994 after the transitional period following Croatian independence in the early 1990s during which the Yugoslav dinar was replaced with a Croatian dinar.
		The Croatian government defended its choice with claims of historical use of marten pelts, while its detractors saw it as a move suggesting modern Croatia's continuity with the prior extremist regime.
		The kuna is handled by the Croatian National Bank and minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/k/ku/kuna__currency_.php (210 words)

	Croatian kuna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The kuna was the currency of Croatia during the period 1941-1945 and was reintroduced as Croatia's currency in 1994.
		The kuna was introduced in June 1994 after the transitional period following Croatian independence in the 1991 during which the Yugoslav dinar was replaced with a Croatian dinar.
		The Croatian government defended its choice with claims of historical use of marten pelts, while its detractors saw it as a move suggesting modern Croatia's continuity with the prior extremist regime.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HRK (352 words)

	Croatian dinar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Croatian dinar was the official currency in Croatia from December 23, 1991 (replacing the Yugoslav dinar at par) to May 30, 1994 (replaced by the kuna).
		The higher denominations of 2000, 5000, 10000, 50000 and 100000 dinars, introduced during the period of high inflation in 1992 and 1993, had a slightly different obverse design and the Ivan Meštrović sculpture History of the Croats on reverse.
		It converted to the kuna at the rate of 1000:1.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Croatian_dinar (175 words)

	Croatia Money, Information about Money in Croatia
		The Croatian currency, established in 1991, has experienced a slight depreciation (decline in value) since it was launched.
		There are many reasons for the depreciation of the kuna, among them deficits in the pension system, the slow rate of privatization, and compensations paid to depositors of bankrupted banks.
		Croatian monetary policy and supervision of the commercial banking sector is managed by the National Bank of Croatia (the central bank).
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /economies/Europe/Croatia-MONEY.html (444 words)

	Croatia currency — banknotes & coins
		Kuna denomination in banknotes starts with the smallest one of 5 Kuna continue with 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 Kuna, to be ending with 1000 Kuna as the largest banknote of Croatia currency.
		Croatian coins are the first in the world who beside coat of arms and semi-circular name of the country, have as a background for numerical face value, drawing of the fauna character by which Croatia currency (Kuna) got its name.
		Meaning of the word kuna in Croatian language is marten — small animal of the weasel family, and the meaning of the word lipa is lime-tree (linden).
	www.croatiadiscoverytravel.com /Croatia-currency.html (740 words)

	Croatian Kuna
		The unit of Croatian currency is the Kuna (HRK).
		The exchange rate of the Croatian kuna is fixed and tied to the euro.
		Without getting into the difference between a floating rate and a fixed rate, suffice it to say that this system allows the government to increase the kuna's value relative to the euro in the summer (so the exchange rate is more unfavourable to tourists then) in order to gain foreign currency.
	www.croatiatraveller.com /Money/kuna.htm (146 words)

	Croatia: Myth and Reality
		Croatian historiography was born with his 16th century Latin translation of a 12th century chronicle of the Croatian people.
		Perhaps the greatest irony surrounding the entire issue of the Croatian kuna as a "fascist currency" was that few in the media mentioned the mark, the lira, or the yen; the three basic currencies of fascism.
		While a Croatian Kuna coin does bear the likeness of a bird, a nightingale, the coin which still carried this symbol of true Fascism, was circulated by the millions and was known to every journalist in the United States.
	users.teledisnet.be /web/nno17565/myth/mhur03.htm (1123 words)

	Croatia@Everything2.com
		A Croatian national is called Croat or Hrvat, and the language is Croatian or hrvatski.
		The WWII left a tragic mark on Croatian history, because an attempt to reestablish Croatia's sovereignty came out to be a fascist puppet state.
		Milošević's armies were ultimately defeated and Croatian government reclaimed all of the territory of Croatia.
	www.everything2.com /index.pl?node=Croatia (2026 words)

	Basic facts about Croatia
		KUNA is - a marten - its skin had been used as a unit in trade.
		Parts of the Croatian nation are historically and culturally deeply rooted to the territories of the neighbouring Slovenia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, and also to Austria, Slovakia, Italy, Romania.
		The Croatian National Emblems are: the tricolour flag (red, white, blue, arranged in this order perpendicularly to the staff), and the coat of arms (13 red squares and 12 silver squares arranged intermittently in a 5 times 5 pattern).
	www.croatianhistory.net /etf/gen.html (968 words)

	Calculator for Croatian Kuna (HRK) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion
		Enter the amount to be converted in the box to the left of the currency and press the "convert" button.
		The Croatian Kuna is the currency in Croatia (Hrvatska, HR, HRV).
		The Croatian Kuna is divided into 100 lipas.
	coinmill.com /HRK_calculator.html (323 words)

	Croatia, a new emerging economy
		The Croatian economy is bucking the trend in the EU and is growing at a healthy pace.
		The Croatian company is expected to sign an agreement with the Bosnian Serb power supply industry, which is currently managing the thermoelectric power plant in Gacko.
		Croatian Railways (HZ) marked the highest loss of 227m kuna because of indebtedness for investments into infrastructure, said Linic.
	www.newnations.com /Archive/2003/May/hr.html (1815 words)

	C. Michael McAdams : Selected Works
		The kuna was named for a European wood marten, similar to a ferret or mink, whose pelt was used in trade in ancient times.
		The kuna was depicted on the Austro-Hungarian coat of arms, representing Slavonia or eastern Croatia, for centuries, and it appeared in both Royal and communist Yugoslavia as a symbol of the region.
		Overlooked in most of the articles was the fact that the kuna, in the form of its pelt, had been used as a unit of trade in Croatia since Roman times and was first introduced on silver coins in 1256.
	www.mcadams-croatia.net /myth/mhur01.htm (739 words)

	Kuna site\|Story page\|Croatia eases movement of trade, people from Bosni...4/20/2006
		By Yaseen Rawashdeh SARAJEVO, April 20 (KUNA) -- Croatian president Stepan Mesic, in remarks to KUNA on Thursday, asserted his country was planning to ease the movement of trade and people from Bosnia to Croatia and vice-versa.
		The Croatian president said he had agreed with the Bosnian leadership to hold regular meetings biannually where both sides would thrash out issues on education, health, commerce, transportation, and security, among others.
		Cheney, Mesic said, was scheduled to meet with the leaderships of Croatia, Macedonia, and Albania in the coastal Croatian city of Dubrovnik.
	www.kuna.net.kw /Home/Story.aspx?Language=en&DSNO=854570 (319 words)

	Croatian genealogy, history, geography, travel, translation
		The kuna is a type of marten (related to the weasel and mink).
		In ancient times the kuna pelt was an export item from many regions of what is today Croatia.
		This was the first known instance of the kuna pelt being used directly as payment.
	www.croatia-in-english.com /refs-tips/kuna.html (131 words)

	Cruises to Dubrovnik Southern Europe/Mediterranean - Cruise Reivews.com
		The Croatian city is a jewel to be sure (it's even classified as a world heritage treasure by UNESCO), encircled by medieval ramparts, with ancient streets, historic buildings and stone houses, and a rich cultural heritage, not to mention a fine position on the blue sea.
		The original library of the monastery was destroyed by fire after an earthquake in 1667, and the present collection was put together in the early 19th century by a Franciscan friar, Inocentije Culic, who energetically worked to save the manuscripts of several monasteries that were closed down during the French occupation of the city.
		Croatian painter Vlaho Bukovac painted the ceremonial curtain while Viennese artist Alexander Goltz decorated the ceiling of the auditorium.
	www.cruise-reviews.com /port_info/mediterranean-cruise-152.asp (3750 words)

	Erste Securities - Croatian Equity Daily - May 8, 2008 - Latest News - News - SeeNews - know how to See [beta]
		According to reports in the Croatian press, supervisory board of Atlantic Grupa proposed to pay out 25% of the company’s 2007 net profit in dividends, which represents HRK 4.5 per share (approximately 0.6% dividend yield).
		Croatian bank announced 1Q08 results and recorded moderate 9.5% y/y growth in total income, out of which interest revenues were the strongest item with 11% y/y growth.
		Net assets of Croatian open-end investment funds declined 4.3% in April to HRK 20.13bn, according to data published by the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA).
	www.seenews.com /news/latestnews/erstesecurities-croatianequitydaily-may8_2008-092510 (834 words)

	Croatian Kuna and Croatia currency information including currency exchange rates
		Meaning "marten" in Croatian, the kuna is broken into 100 lipa, subunits meaning "linden." The kuna, contrary to popular belief, holds no relation to the various currencies entitled "koruna"; instead, the currency is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading.
		The kuna is regulated by the Croatian National Bank, and is minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute.
		The Croatian Parliament, Sabor, is a unicameral legislative body of up to 160 representatives, each of which are elected by popular vote for four-year terms.
	www.gocurrency.com /countries/croatia.htm (776 words)

	Stay In Croatia
		Prices vary from 203 kuna per night to 504 kuna per night for the apartment depending on the time of year and the number of people staying.
		The Croatian kuna is based on the euro and as this is fluctuating any prices quoted on this website in pounds sterling are approximate.
		As a matter of interest prices are fixed and regulated by the Croatian Tourist Authority according to the size and standard of the apartment.
	www.stayincroatia.co.uk /priceslist.htm (301 words)

	Croatian kuna, Croatia currency guide and exchange rates (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Central bank effectively manages the kuna in a band against the Euro with the kuna kept within a 15% band around a central rate.
		On February 1st 2006, the Croatian kuna was trading at 6.04 against the US dollar, 7.30 against the Euro and 10.73 against Sterling.
		The kuna tends to weaken significantly during winter and then strengthen during summer as the tourism revenue has an important impact on the currency.
	www.investica.co.uk /croatiatourist.htm (249 words)

	Bankintroductions.com - CROATIA
		Later in the 1990’s, the neighbouring Kosovo War greatly impacted the Croatian economy as the region was tarnished by foreign investors as a whole and Croatia fell back into recession in 1999 after three consecutive years of economic growth.
		Previously, Croatia’s first currency in use since independence in 1991 was the Croatian dinar which imploded in value with the corresponding hyperinflation in 1993-94 at 1,500 percent resulting from the war.
		Historical valuations for the kuna include January 2002 at 8.45 HRK to 1 USD, year 2001 at 8.34, year 2000 at 8.27, 1999 at 7.11, 1998 at 6.36, 1997 at 6.1, 1996 at 5.43, 1995 at 5.23, 1994 at 5.99.
	www.bankintroductions.com /croatia.html (1430 words)

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		The Euro is bringing changes to relations on the global market to which Croatia also must adjust, a representative of the Croatian National Bank, Boris Vujčić, said in Zagreb on 19 January at a lecture on the significance of the Euro for the European union and Croatia.
		Croatian bankers are defending themselves against the possible introduction of venture capital, aided by the current global financial crisis.
		The main tasks of the Croatian National Bank (HNB) in 1999 include maintaining the stability of prices and of the macroeconomic system and solving the problem of the lack of financial discipline, HNB leading officials told reporters in Zagreb on 22 December 1998.
	www.vlada.hr /bulletin/1999/january/econ-mirror-full.html (2245 words)

	Visit Croatia - Info for visitors
		The Croatian currency is the Kuna, which is divided into 100 lipas.
		The current exchange rate between the kuna and various world currencies can be found at the Croatian National Bank.
		Both the Croatian police and the army are well disciplined.
	www.visit-croatia.co.uk /info (1047 words)

	Messages from The ConferenceAugust.14.1995.21.30.05 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Croatian soldiers man heavily armed blockades that separate the region from Bosnian government-held territory.
		The entire region is knit together by Croatian bus lines from the coastal metropolis of Split, and it is informed exclusively by Croatian newspapers.
		VEHEMENTLY CATHOLIC The de facto expansion of the Croatian state is concentrated in Herzegovina, the southwestern stretch of the country.
	mediafilter.org /sj/Conf/0895/August.14.1995.21.30.05 (1806 words)

	..:: Property management in Croatia ::..
		Croatian law requires that you produce quarterly returns for your company) bank accounts with an initial investment of 20,000
		The name of the company must be in Latin or in the Croatian language and is then followed by the letters d.o.o.
		It is advised that you try and include as many possibilaties as you can as its easy to do now rather that at a later date as more expense on your behalf will be incurred.
	istriaproperty-managment.com /stranice/preg_str.php?id_s=36 (1154 words)

	Croatia:Blessing and Curse : Eastern Europe Sings Currency Blues - International Herald Tribune
		But thanks to Croatia's tight monetary policy, the kuna — along with the Slovenian tolar and the Estonian kroon —; is one of the most stable new currencies in Europe.
		The stability of the kuna has contributed to Croatia having one of the lowest rates of inflation in the region — 3.1 percent in the 12 months to September — and to the success of the government's overall stabilization program.
		For the first six months of 1996, with the kuna maintaining its value, exports were down 8.6 percent against the first half of 1995, and exports to European Union countries, Croatia's main trading partners, were down 20 percent.
	www.iht.com /articles/1996/11/12/kuna.t.php (778 words)

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