61.   The currency risk was put into focus this week, when a closely watched survey of German business sentiment showed an unexpected and sharp drop in confidence.

62.   The differential is falling as markets converge to reflect the reduced currency risk the single currency is expected to bring.

63.   The company says it hedges against currency risk, making a slump in sales more of an issue than currency fluctuations.

64.   The exchange rate used to convert the ruble income into dollars would be fixed under a forward agreement, lessening currency risk.

65.   The IRS also issued a final regulation that clarifies tax rules for companies that band together to trade securities to manage their exposure to interest rate and currency risk.

66.   The ministry official acknowledged that lifting barriers might not be enough to convince Japanese investors to take the foreign currency risk and invest abroad.

67.   The other dimension to investing in Japan is currency risk.

68.   They also want to minimize exposure to currency risk and expand in fast-growing markets.

69.   These include higher transaction costs, currency risks, onerous tax treatments for investing abroad and the difficulty in gathering reliable information about foreign companies.

70.   Tighter banking regulations, currency risks and volatile markets have led some trade banks to play with creative financing.