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The EU and the euro

Schengen countries29 countries EU countries27 countries Eurozone countries21 countries Countries that joined the euro after 199910 countries EU candidate countries9 countries ECB presidents4 presidents European Commission presidents13 presidents The 2004 EU enlargement10 countries EEA countries30 countries Countries that joined the EU in 19733 countries EU countries that don't use the euro6 countries Countries outside the EU that use the euro6 countries Eurozone bailout countries5 countries Founding members of the euro11 countries Founding members of EFTA7 countries Founding members of the EU6 countries

Who runs Britain's economy

UK Prime Ministers since 194519 Prime Ministers Chancellors of the Exchequer since 197916 Chancellors Chancellors of the Exchequer, 1945 to 197914 Chancellors Chancellors who became Prime Minister5 people Devolved taxes in Scotland and Wales7 taxes The first Monetary Policy Committee6 members Governors of the Bank of England since 19736 Governors UK freeports12 freeports UK utility regulators8 regulators Monetary Policy Committee members9 members

What the state owned

The banks Britain rescued in 20085 banks The Big Six energy suppliers6 companies Regional electricity companies sold in 199012 companies Water authorities sold in 198910 companies The Thatcher privatisations10 sales What Attlee nationalised8 industries What Britain has nationalised since 200017 businesses

Oil and OPEC

OPEC countries11 members GCC countries6 members OPEC+ countries outside OPEC10 countries Countries that left OPEC5 countries Countries that nationalised their oil11 countries Founding members of OPEC5 countries Gulf currencies pegged to the dollar5 countries Countries targeted by the 1973 oil embargo5 countries

The world's clubs

BRICS countries10 members NATO countries32 members G7 countries7 countries G20 countries21 members OECD countries38 members IMF managing directors12 managing directors UN Secretaries-General9 Secretaries-General World Bank presidents14 presidents BRICS partner countries10 partner countries The original BRICS countries5 countries Plaza Accord countries5 countries UN Security Council permanent members5 permanent members Commonwealth countries56 countries Countries in NATO but not the EU, and in the EU but not NATO13 countries

Trade deals

ASEAN countries11 members Mercosur countries6 full members CPTPP countries12 countries ECOWAS countries12 countries RCEP countries15 countries UK trade deals since Brexit15 countries USMCA countries3 countries WTO Directors-General7 Directors-General Countries in a customs union with the EU3 countries The countries that signed GATT in 194723 countries

Currencies

Federal Reserve chairs17 chairs Countries with hyperinflation since 199025 countries Countries that use a pound6 countries Central banks that cut rates below zero5 central banks CFA franc countries14 countries Countries in the ERM on Black Wednesday11 countries Countries that use the US dollar7 countries Economies with a currency board11 economies Currencies in the SDR basket5 currencies The first countries to target inflation6 countries Asian financial crisis countries5 economies

The economics Nobel

Economics Nobel Prize winners, 2022 to 202510 winners

Big business

The richest people in the world10 people Trillion-dollar companies16 companies The largest companies in the world by revenue10 companies Dow Jones 30 companies30 companies The Big Four accounting firms4 firms Big Tech companies5 companies

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