111.   One even asked Dr Mahathir if Petronas could extend soft loans for his company to undertake irrigation programmes for the Sudan Government.

112.   President Geidar Aliyev, appearing at the same news conference, said Camdessus had promised him the loans would be extended.

113.   Prosecutors said Thursday they have arrested four executives of a major commercial bank on suspicion they extended illegal loans to corporate racketeers.

114.   Relieved of that burden, these banks could then extend loans to viable businesses that need the money to continue expanding.

115.   Rifai did not say when the new loan would be extended.

116.   Sanwa Bank said both branches will concentrate on offshore banking and extending loans in Thai baht, an official of the bank said.

117.   Several finance company executives, including former Commerce Minister Narongchai Akrasanee, have surrendered or are wanted by police for violating finance laws in extending questionable loans.

118.   Singapore will have to carefully consider extending loans of this magnitude to other countries in the region that may need financial aid.

119.   Some commercial banks refuse to extend them loans because they are not ready to recapitalise in order to maintain their capital funds at the Bank for International Settlement requirement.

120.   Sudo and Shouji were also owners of a small automobile parts-related firm operating in the Tokyo metropolitan area, extending loans among the three, police said.