text: As a result of continued European economic convergence, including the increased influence of the Deutsche Mark, as opposed to the U.S. Dollar, 
  on the Central European currencies, the Company expects that the currencies of the markets where it invests will fluctuate less against the 
  Deutsche Mark than against the Dollar. Accord i n g l y, the Company believes that its Deutsche Mark denominated debt provides, in the medium to 
  long term, for a closer matching of assets and liabilities than would Dollar denominated debt. 