The lira ceases to be legal currency today, with the end of dual circulation. The European Commission's flash Eurobarometer survey earlier this week showed that things have progressed smoothly, with many targets reached by the middle of January.
By January 26, the date of the flash survey, 99 per cent of payments in shops were being made in euro only and 93 per cent of shoppers had only euro notes in their wallets, while 90 per cent had only euro cents.
Notes and coins may be exchanged until the end of March at the commercial banks and for 10 years and two years respectively at the Central Bank of Malta.
However, both HSBC and BOV have set up collection points for those who wish to dispose of their coins by donating them to charity.
"The Natioanl Euro Changeover Committee is very pleased with the fact that after nine days most people were paying only in euro," NECC spokesman Melvyn Mangion said.
"We will keep on monitoring and investigating complaints on Linja 154 and via www.euro.gov.mt."
By January 26, the date of the flash survey, 99 per cent of payments in shops were being made in euro only and 93 per cent of shoppers had only euro notes in their wallets, while 90 per cent had only euro cents.
Notes and coins may be exchanged until the end of March at the commercial banks and for 10 years and two years respectively at the Central Bank of Malta.
However, both HSBC and BOV have set up collection points for those who wish to dispose of their coins by donating them to charity.
"The Natioanl Euro Changeover Committee is very pleased with the fact that after nine days most people were paying only in euro," NECC spokesman Melvyn Mangion said.
"We will keep on monitoring and investigating complaints on Linja 154 and via www.euro.gov.mt."