1. The European Union promotes the benefits of the euro as a common currency for the 12 EU nations that have adopted it (see https://europa.eu.int/ comm/economy_finance/euro/our_currency_en.htm). What are possible disadvantages of it?
2. Compare the services of the Global Offset and Countertrade Organization (https:// www.countertrade.org) and the Asia-Pacific Countertrade Association (https://www.apca.net).