Artist from Canada’s Northwest Territories designs new Royal Canadian Mint collector coin
Inuvialuk artist Myrna Pokiak from Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT) has designed the new collector coin for the Royal Canadian Mint to
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Royal Canadian Mint issues Nunavut gold collector coin to commemorate 20th anniversary of Arctic territory
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a collector coin to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the eastern Arctic territory of
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Weak Swedish currency gives foreign tourists more spending power
Over the past few months, the Swedish krona has fallen to record lows against other major currencies. According to recent
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Sliding Russian ruble brings down cross-border traffic with Norway
One Norwegian krone was traded at 8,1 rubles Tuesday morning. Cross-border traffic between Murmansk (Arctic Russia) and Kirkenes (Arctic Norway)
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Will Russian ruble’s fall spell trouble for cross-border shopping?
Following the ruble crash in 2014, cross-border travel dropped by a third between Russia and Norway in the north. At
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Russia’s ruble is rebounding, will it boost border traffic?
Russia’s ruble strengthened to below 53 to US Dollar on Thursday, up 32 percent since end of January. On the Norwegian side
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Russian shoppers back in Finland
A stronger exchange rate for the ruble has brought more Russian customers back to shops in Finland. Some local retailers
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Russia-Norway border traffic follows ruble downward
After years of booming border traffic, October saw a slide in people crossing the Russian-Norwegian border. Shopping tourism is less
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Russia-Ukraine tensions may impact Finnish economy
A weaker rouble could reduce the total level of Finnish exports to Russia, while Russian tourists may have less valuable
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