1.   Entry is thus competitive, although the pressure is not felt evenly throughout the faculty.

2.   A higher franc also makes Swiss products more expensive and thus less competitive abroad.

3.   A higher franc also makes Swiss products more expensive, and thus less competitive abroad.

4.   Exporters like the oil industry gain, because devaluation makes exports cheaper and thus more competitive.

5.   Swiss exporting companies have been hurt by the strength of the Swiss franc against other major currencies, making their products more expensive and thus less competitive.

6.   That has made Swiss exports cheaper, and thus more competitive.

7.   The dollar, for example, has been rising against other currencies, making American products more expensive overseas and thus less competitive.

8.   Traders who use the NBP as a trading point have more access to the spot market, and thus more competitive prices.

9.   A cheaper yen makes Japanese exports less expensive abroad and thus more competitive, while increasing the yen value of the foreign currency earnings of Japanese exporters.

10.   A declining yen makes Japanese exports relatively less expensive and thus more competitive abroad, boosting earnings of Japanese export companies.