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Protecting your budget against the foreign exchange market

“When it comes to buying a home in a foreign country it is surprising that currency is often given very little consideration. It isn’t as important as the location or price of the property, but it will certainly be important if you are trying to stick to a budget.” Martin Steencamp of Foreign Currency Exchange explains how to make sure that currency movements don’t give you a nasty shock when buying property overseas.

A game of buzkashi in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province

Horsing around…

Pic of the Week – 20 March 2006 by Kay McMahon © 1990 All images are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright! Kay adds: “Buzkashi…