101.   The Meltzer panel said the IMF should be restricted to offering short-term loans to countries facing financial crisis and get out of the business of long-term lending.

102.   The loans will be offered independently of other loan obligations the exporting companies hold, the paper said.

103.   The mayor hopes the government would offer loans to small farmers to help them switch to legal crops.

104.   The most tangible offer of help came from Japan, which offered cheaper loans under its official development assistance programme.

105.   The move is aimed at ensuring the fund will have enough funds to offer loans to affected fish farmers.

106.   To help small- and medium-sized companies hit with plunging sales, the Trade Ministry offered emergency loans.

107.   Upon his return from a visit to Seoul earlier this month, Liu offered the loan to help bail South Korea out of its current economic woes.

108.   Under a new economic and social development plan unveiled Wednesday, the kingdom also will diversify its oil-based economy and offer soft loans for local industries.

109.   Until Russia meets the IMF conditions, foreign lenders are unlikely to offer new loans or restructure old ones.

110.   While very senior managers say they offer education loans, the message does not seem to have filtered down to the officers in charge of the loans.