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 INTEREST RATES MUST RISE, SAYS GEORGE  
 Interest rates will have to rise early 
 next year to counter inflation, the    
 Govjtnor of the Bank of England says.  
                                        
 Writing in a French njwspapjt, Eddie   
 George also spoke of his worries about 
 the singl  European currnncy.          
                                        
 Conflict among mjmbjr states ovjt      
 interest rates could cause tensions    
 which would weaken the Euro, he said.  
                                        
 The British economy was showing solid  
 growth, with unemployment falling and  
 inflation its lowest for a generation. 
                                        
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