1.   But the stage has probably been reached where only a politically unacceptable increase in those rates would stabilise the currency.

2.   Affifuddin said that the previous buying of the ringgit to stabilise the currency should not be construed as losses.

3.   And calls for Japan to play an enhanced role in stabilising regional currencies have not fallen on deaf ears, though the situation is more complex than it appears.

4.   Asean countries also need to stabilise their currencies before agreeing to direct transaction agreements, but he said the idea is quite attractive.

5.   Chaiyawat said the BOT is closely monitoring the baht and would use its limited resources prudently to stabilise the currency.

6.   However, it will be effective in the short- and medium-term since it will stabilise the currency.

7.   If not, he said, interest rates would soar in moves to stabilise the currency.

8.   In the initial stages of the turbulence, efforts to stabilise the currencies and curb speculative activities included central bank support and sharp increases in domestic interest rates.

9.   The first and foremost task of restoring a wrecked economy is to stabilise the currency.

10.   The strongest indication of arecovery will be when the ringgit stabilises against the US dollar andother major currencies.