1.  The moves are clearly an effort to underpin the flagging leu, the Romanian currency.

2.  A Romanian currency dealer who declined to be named said investors got scared after seeing what happened in Russia and Asia.

3.  It promised a massive privatization of state property, more foreign investment and a new fiscal policy meant to stabilize the leu, the Romanian currency.

4.  Last week Bell said that Romania could pay some of the money in Romanian currency, which would ease the monetary burden.

5.  Last week Bell said that Romania could pay some of the money in Romanian currency, which w ease the monetary burden.

6.  Purchasing power has declined and the Romanian currency, the leu, has been overvalued in recent years.