11. Lakhani blamed the chaos in large part on a government decision to freeze foreign currency accounts . 12. Sharif announced the lifting of the freeze on foreign currency accounts before leaving Kuwait on Monday. 13. But the military-led government passed an ordinance which prohibits freezing of foreign currency accounts . 14. The trouble began with a rumor that the government was preparing to arbitrarily freeze foreign currency accounts . 15. The businessman said all foreign currency accounts in Pakistan will be exempt from taxation, he said. 16. Until now individual South Africans have been barred from investing abroad or in local foreign currency accounts . 17. The bank also increased reserve requirements on hard-currency accounts in an effort to tighten liquidity. 18. Nearly all banks in Indonesia operate such foreign currency accounts , both for savings and time deposits. 19. Afzal said changes may include taxing foreign currency accounts , thus denying rich Pakistanis a tax shelter. 20. Settlements can be made in a foreign currency and foreign currency accounts can be opened in Mauritius.