Foreword to the second edition; John C. Corrigan; Chairman, EFFAS-European Bond Commission, National treasury Agency, Dublin; Preface; Paul Temperton (Editor); The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); I: The Background To The Euro; 1. Introduction; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); 2. Why is the euro being introduced?; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); 3. A picture of Euroland; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); 4. How the euro is being created; Pat McArdle; Ulster Bank, Dublin; II: The Economics Of The Euro; 5. The costs and benefits of the euro: a case study for Germany; Nikolaus Keis; Hypovereinsbank, Munich; 6. Fundamental economic implications of EMU; Professor David Miles; Merrill Lynch Imperial College London; 7. Can Euroland work with one interest rate?; Paul Mortimer-Lee; Paribas; 8. The options for the UK; Professor David Miles; Merrill Lynch Imperial College London; 9. The Nordic countries and the euro; Ake Gustafsson; Swedbank, Stockholm; III: The Institutions Of The Euro; 10. The European Central Bank; Darren Williams and Richard Reid; UBS Limited; 11. Euro-X; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); IV: Legal Issues; 12. The euro: eliminating legal uncertainty; Cliff Dammers; Secretary General, International Primary Market Association; V: Problems Ahead?; 13. Could EMU break up?; Paul Mortimer-Lee; Paribas; 14. Could EMU be Europe's 'Maoist leap forward?; Professor Tim Congdon; Lombard Street Research; VI: The Foreign Exchange Market; 15. The international role of the euro; Avinash Persaud; J.P. Morgan Europe; 16. The euro and central European currencies; David Abramson; Bank Credit Analyst Forexcast; VII: Financial Markets; 17. The euro and the money market; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); 18. The euro and government bond markets; Mike Young; Goldman Sachs; 19. The euro and equity markets; Mike Young; Goldman Sachs; 20. Pension funds and EMU; Peter Oppenheimer; HSBC Securities; VIII: The Impact On Companies Consumers; 21. The euro and accounting practices; John Hegarty; Secretary General, Federation des Experts Comptables Europeens; 22. The impact on financial services; Graham Bishop; Salomon Smith Barney; 23. The impact on retailers and the consumer; Paul Temperton; The Independent Economic Research Company (TIER); VIII: Regulations Provisions; Appendix 1 Article 235 Regulation; Appendix 2 Article 1091(4) Regulation; Appendix 3 Continuity of contract: New York legislation; Appendix 4 Continuity of contract: ISDA Provision; Index;.