1.   Chinese leaders have adeptly used the falling yen to their advantage, raising concern about the Asia-wide effects of unstable currencies.

2.   Companies active in countries with unstable currencies also use barter as a way to maintain value, Gomer said.

3.   Moreover, the Russian economy is struggling with declining industrial production, startling inflation, high levels of bankruptcy, rising unemployment and an unstable currency.

4.   Sales abroad face intense price pressure and unstable currency exchange rates, he said.

5.   He said the reluctance had been due to the unstable currency, high interest rates and an oversupply.

6.   He sees declining profitability, increasing non-performing loans and unstable currencies as factors influencing sentiment.

7.   In a situation of unstable currency exchange rates, sharp falls in the share market and high interest rates, the business community is facing severe challenges.

8.   In Seoul, share prices closed lower on continued concern over the unstable Japanese currency.

9.   Indonesia opted out because the wild fluctuations of the rupiah have made it the most unstable regional currency, he said.

10.   The biggest problem is, and this applies not only to the IT industry but the whole business community at large, the issue of an unstable currency.