21.   The higher price for oil, which is priced in dollars, and the weaker franc will mean higher earnings.

22.   With a weaker franc, making French goods more competitive abroad, manufacturers are expected to boost production to meet foreign demand.

23.   A bigger deficit means a weaker franc.

24.   A weaker franc would boost French manufacturing and create jobs by making exports cheaper.

25.   A weaker franc would make French goods cheaper on international markets, increasing exports and creating new jobs.

26.   A weaker franc would boost French manufacturing and create by making exports cheaper.

27.   The weaker Swiss franc against a stronger dollar also helped, as did cost-cutting measures introduced in the company last year, it added.

28.   Their rise was due to the slightly weaker Swiss franc and an inflation rate among the lowest in the world, said the study.

29.   This was largely due to buoyant financial markets, domestic restructuring and the weaker Swiss franc against other currencies.

30.   This was largely due to buoyant financial markets, domestic restructuring and the weaker Swiss franc against other currencies, it said.