| What is the key difference between a local currency debt rating and a foreign currency debt rating? 
 
 
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| A) | Local currency debt ratings are uncorrelated with the country's foreign currency debt ratings. |  |  
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| B) | A foreign currency debt rating depends primarily upon the economic infrastructure of the economy and the level of education and living standards in the country. |  |  
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| C) | A foreign currency debt rating relies on the country's ability to generate appropriate foreign currency cash flows via its trade flows. |  |  
 
 
A foreign currency debt rating relies on the country's ability to generate appropriate foreign currency cash flows via its trade flows. |