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Zloty benefits as banks seek to soothe

By Peter Garnham

Published: February 23 2009 12:29 | Last updated: February 23 2009 22:31

Central and eastern European currencies rallied on Monday as central banks across the region said drops in their currencies in recent weeks did not reflect econ­omic fundamentals.

In a seemingly co-ordinated move, officials from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic voiced disquiet over currency price swings that last week sent the Hungarian forint to a record low against the euro, the Polish zloty to a five-year trough against the single currency and the Czech koruna to a three-year floor.

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