To Join the EMU, a Country Must Have a Public

question 81

Multiple Choice

To join the EMU, a country must have a public debt below or approaching a reference level of

• A) 50 percent of its GDP.
• B) 10 percent of its GDP.
• C) 60 percent of its GDP.
• D) 100 percent of its GDP.
• E) 5 percent of its GDP.

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