91.   Yonekura said Sumitomo had been focusing on the Asian market, and that he expected demand for petrochemical products in the region to increase after the global economic downturn.

92.   Many analysts accuse the ECB of sluggishness in cutting rates in response to the global economic downturn.

93.   Nevertheless, German foreign trade continued to be hit by the global economic downturn, the data showed.

94.   Pay rises in the Asia Pacific region were generally lower than a year earlier amid the global economic downturn, according to a report released Tuesday.

95.   Positive economic data had little market impact, although economists said the figures backed up the picture of an Australian economy resilient to the global downturn.

96.   Salary and benefits for Chinese business executives rose last year despite the impact of the global economic downturn in some industries, Xinhua said.

97.   SAS also attributed some of its difficulties to the global economic downturn.

98.   The Financial Times reported Saturday that the Dutch bank would close most of its US equity operations as profits from equity trading have fallen owing to the global downturn.

99.   The global economic downturn, which sent Singapore into recession last year, has resulted in fewer sponsors for the expedition forcing his team mates to abandon the quest.

100.   The government has been looking for various ways to help the economy come out of the global downturn.