Sentence examples for francs by from inspiring English sources
The Franco-German War, which ended in defeat for France, and the consequent imposition of an indemnity of 5,000,000,000 francs by the victorious Germans raised the French public debt to more than 21,000,000,000 francs in 1873.
In total, restructuring costs will reach 3.3 billion francs by 2015.
The bank expects to raise an additional 6.6 billion francs by the end of the year.
He was awarded 680,000 francs by the court, then about $140,000.
Oh, please, I need 12,000 francs by the end of August.
That compares with a forecast of 1.017 billion francs by a group of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.
This week's jump in the franc, by making imports cheaper, will only accentuate deflationary pressures.
They had been attempting to drive down the franc by intervening in the money markets to little lasting effect.
The announcement had its intended result, driving down the franc by 8.2% within minutes to the targeted level (see article ).
The French government currently underwrites the West African CFA franc by guaranteeing to convert it to euros at a ratio of one to 0.0015.
The central bank in Switzerland, another popular safe haven, has been aggressive in holding down the value of the franc by using its reserves to buy other currencies.
