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Could a weaker euro save the euro-zone?

A sharp drop in the euro exchange rate might seem like the answer to all of the currency unions problems. But while it might boost the core economies exports, it would do little to help the troubled periphery and could even increase the risk that the euro-zone breaks up.

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