1.   The franc had been under no pressure compared with the lira and the pound.

2.   As with its neighbors, Bourgueil and St.-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, cabernet franc is the prime red grape of Chinon.

3.   A falling franc is good for Swiss exporters because they get more francs for their foreign revenue.

4.   A weakening franc is good for exporters because they get more francs for their overseas revenue.

5.   A weakening franc is good news for Nestle because it gets more francs for overseas revenue.

6.   A weaker franc is good news for Clariant and other Swiss exporters because the value of its overseas revenue rises.

7.   A thousand French Polynesian francs is the equal of a dollar.

8.   A weaker franc is good news for Clariant and other Swy Caexporters because the value of its overseas revenue rises.

9.   A weaker franc is good news for Clariant because the value of its overseas revenue rises.

10.   But the Rwandan franc is now worth less than half of its prewar value.