31.   Most countries once linked their currencies to the dollar, making it welcomed in more places than Visa and American Express combined.

32.   The effect of the strong dollar is most pronounced in continental Europe, where the big currencies are linked closely to the German mark.

33.   The new currency will be linked with the German mark, and their value will rise and fall in lockstep.

34.   The surge came a day after the devaluation of the Spanish and Portuguese currencies signaled deep trouble in the system that links European currencies, the Exchange Rate Mechanism.

35.   Thus he suggested that currencies should be linked to the economic indices of the countries concerned.

36.   In Azerbaijan, the local manat currency is closely linked to the ruble.

37.   The two countries trade little with each other although both are highly dependent on South Africa and their currencies are linked to the South African rand.

38.   Their currencies are linked closely to the dollar but much of what they import is billed in yen.

39.   Unlike Argentina, Bulgaria has had the advantage of having linked its currency to one which depreciated.

40.   Many Asian currencies are linked to the dollar and many exports of commodities from Asian countries are priced in dollars.