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  • Reuters ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet Plus, a cut now "would be very difficult to sell to the general population" particularly in "hard-currency countries like Germany," says Société Générale economist Klaus Baader .

    Parting Gift for ECB President: Inflation Brian Blackstone 2011

  • By the late 1960s, Krtek, which his big eyes, a red nose and three strands of hair sprouting from the top of his head—had vaulted over the Iron Curtain to Western Europe, and animated films featuring the Little Mole became a major source of hard-currency earnings for Czechoslovakia.

    Space Shuttle Stowaway Is a Commie Mole Leos Rousek 2011

  • The move occurred as the government tries to fortify its hard-currency reserves amid a recent surge in capital flight.

    Repsol Taps Big Argentine Oil Find Ilan Brat 2011

  • Gaidar, in Gibel imperii, emphasizes the role of the oil price and the hard-currency gap in creating the financial crisis that erupted in 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Gaidar, in Gibel imperii, emphasizes the role of the oil price and the hard-currency gap in creating the financial crisis that erupted in 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Gaidar, in Gibel imperii, emphasizes the role of the oil price and the hard-currency gap in creating the financial crisis that erupted in 1991.

    The Return Daniel Treisman 2011

  • Venezuela ships about 115,000 barrels per day of oil at cut rate prices to Cuba, meeting about 60% of the island's oil needs, according to a recent Brookings Institution paper, which calculates the value of the oil and other Venezuelan aid at about $5 billion a year, a major portion of Cuba's hard-currency earnings.

    In Cuba, a Prayer for Chávez José de Córdoba 2011

  • The economy is pr ojected to grow by more than 5% in 2011 and the central bank is sitting on an ample cache of $52 billion in hard-currency reserves.

    Cash-Strapped Argentines Matt Moffett 2011

  • From an issuer's standpoint, raising hard-currency rather than local debt still give access to more liquidity and is currently cheaper given the Fed's near-zero interest rates and the common expectations for a depreciating dollar.

    Debt Issues in Emerging Markets Has a Draw Cynthia Lin 2011

  • With two rate increases this year, in the teeth of a slowing euro-zone economy in which inflation was coming from global commodity prices, the ECB has been aggressive in running a hard-currency policy.

    ECB Bazooka Could Spur Euro Crisis Richard Barley 2011

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