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• n  the basic unit of money in Slovakia
• n  the basic unit of money in Czech Republic

• When asked about the invoices worth 41 million koruna, he said: "It could be, but I do not know.
• He said he had been hired to kill Slonkova for 200,000 koruna ($6,450) using the Czech explosive Semtex.
• Poland's zloty has dropped 29% against the euro in the past six months, the Hungarian forint by 20%, the Romanian Ieu 17% and the Czech koruna 12%.

News & Articles

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• Koruna Weakens as Police Raids Pressure Premier: Prague Mover
  The koruna weakened the most among the world’s major currencies as police arrested several people in raids, including at government offices, which put Prime Minister Petr Necas under pressure from the opposition.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Czech Premier Under Pressure After Police Raid Cabinet Offices
  Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas is under mounting pressure from the opposition after prosecutors and police raided government offices in a criminal investigation. The koruna weakened against the euro.
  June 13, 2013 - Bloomberg
• Koruna Slips From 3-Month High as Inflation Slows: Prague Mover
  The Czech koruna slid from an almost three-month high as slower-than-estimated inflation fueled speculation the central bank will act to weaken the currency.
  June 10, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Mirek Topolanek in EUbusiness (press release)
  If we had the euro, we would be in this trouble just like everybody else. So thank God for the koruna,Topolanek said, calling the full guarantees "shameless."
• Miroslav Kalousek in Earthtimes (press release)
  The Czech Republic will not have to pay a single koruna,Kalousek told reporters at a press conference televised by the CT24 news channel.
• Robert Fico in TASR
  Our currency said good-bye as a dynamic one, which after a worse beginning experienced an excellent ending. And therefore - instead of saying good-bye koruna, we can say: 'Thank you, koruna',concluded Fico.