81.  Among other things, it has no foreign currency to buy urgent necessities.

82.  An increase of that size could boost the yen, because it means Japanese exporters have more foreign currency to convert into yen when bringing revenue home from abroad.

83.  Among the reforms would be one allowing corporations and individuals to obtain foreign currency from any licensed company, not just from banks, as they must now.

84.  Among the stickiest parts of this mess are billions of dollars in foreign currency transactions entered into by Western banks and hedge funds with Russian banks.

85.  Analysts here say Japanese banks are not yet suffering any credit crunch, since they are still able to borrow foreign currencies from the market.

86.  An IMF loan could help Brazil replenish its foreign currency reserves in case it has to use them to strengthen the real.

87.  An increase in imports into Japan will help to reduce the surplus and cut the foreign currency Japanese exporters have to convert.

88.  An option, the court said, is not a transaction in a foreign currency because no foreign currency changes hands unless the option is actually exercised.

89.  Analysts say that since Coke collects much of its revenue in foreign currencies, but states its profits in US dollars, it must protect itself against currency fluctuations.

90.  An ideal level of foreign currency reserves would be enough to cover three to four months worth of imports, Altay said.