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The euro club has suffered major shockwaves but its newest member has emerged as a shining economic light.
Estonia, which joined the euro in January 2011, has rising employment and growth exceeding its peers
Its economy has been through financial restructuring and a credit-fed boom and bust
Joining the bloc has helped buoy its economy due to increased confidence from investors
The euro club has suffered major shockwaves but its newest member has emerged as a shining economic light.
Estonia, which joined the euro in January 2011, has shaken off its painful Soviet Union history and a credit-fed boom and bust to rebuild itself as an economy with shrinking unemployment numbers and growth far exceeding its peers.
The fortunes of the small Baltic country, perched on the edge of northern Europe, run in stark contrast to the eurozone’s troubled south, where unemployment has s