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/hɑrd kˈərənsi/ Listen

Hard currency

noun

A currency that is not likely to depreciate suddenly in value. "Germany once had a solid economy, good fiscal and monetary policies, and a hard currency"

Money in the form of bills or coins. Synonyms: cash, hard cash.

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... discovery and exploitation of large oil reserves have contributed to dramatic economic growth in recent years. Forestry, farming, and fishing are also major components of GDP. Subsistence farming predominates. Although pre-independence Equatorial Guinea counted on cocoa production for hard currency earnings, the neglect of the rural economy under successive regimes has diminished potential for agriculture-led growth (the government has stated its intention to reinvest some oil revenue into agriculture). A number of aid ...

— The 2007 CIA World Factbook • United States

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