<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishMkakati huu wote wa kipaji ulitegemea wenzao, watu na taasisi ambazo zingeweza kutoa fedha sasa kwa kubadilishana na ahadi ya dhamana za Ujerumani au chochote baadaye.  <response>: All those clever strategies depended on counterparts--on people and institutions who would provide cash now in return for the promise of German bonds, or whatever, later. 