31.   By making Brazilian reals more expensive, the government protects the currency from speculators who are buying dollars and betting on a devaluation.

32.   By making the Brazilian Real more expensive, the government protected the currency from speculators who are buying dollars and betting on devaluation of the Real.

33.   China fortifies rules protecting currency from speculators.

34.   Following the turmoil in Bangkok, central banks in the Philippines andIndonesia intervened to protect their currencies.

35.   Interest rates are high to protect the currency.

36.   Its goal is to protect the currency against inflation while the government tries to stimulate the economy with more spending and looser credit.

37.   Last December, Anwar introduced an austerity program to curb inflation and protect the currency, the ringgit, which many economists welcomed as an IMF-like program.

38.   Like countries throughout Latin America, Chile has moved to protect its currency and keep money in the country.

39.   Russian markets plummeted Monday amid fears of a ruble devaluation, despite repeated assurances from the government that it would protect the currency.

40.   Still, the crown has continued to weaken, and the National Bank said it intervened three times Thursday to protect the currency.