But the euro's credibility is no longer in serious doubt if anything, the currency has been too hard over the past year.

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But this part of the pie is shrinking too: fiscal-austerity measures took 0.7% off output over the past year.

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And over the past year, several innovative high-tech tools have emerged, too.

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