1.   Alongside the stable French franc, monetary policy is also intended to underpin business and consumer confidence, Trichet said.

2.   Economists are not discussing the possibility that rather than a strong franc, the government will embrace a devaluation of the currency and then pursue a stable franc.

3.   On currency matters, Juppe pledged a stable franc, not a strong one.

4.   French Prime Minister and presidential candidate Edouard Balladur insisted Wednesday his economic policies for low-inflationary growth and a stable franc were the best recipe for the nation.

5.   A stable franc, he explained, will make it possible to have the lowest possible market interest rates.

6.   Juppe told an annual meeting of the Club de la Bourse de Paris Thursday that France would continue to work for a stable franc.

7.   Others can simply exchange their money for the stable Swiss franc.