111. Frenkel urged the government to accelerate liberalization and reform programs, including selling government corporations and removal of foreign exchange controls. 112. Frenkel urged the government to accelerate liberalization and reform programs, including the sale of government corporations and removal of foreign exchange controls. 113. Handy said the reform program, which seeks to boost economic growth, attract foreign investments and promote private sector participation, was largely successful. 114. Habibie has been under pressure to speed up his reform program following the resignation in May of former authoritarian leader Suharto. 115. Habibie later discussed the progress of a painful economic reform program with International Monetary Fund officials. 116. Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs has said the new IMF director should be from an emerging-market country that has experience with IMF loans and economic reform programs. 117. Government sends panel to reform nuclear program. 118. He added that U.S. programs will be designed to assist a reform program to which he said the Uzbek government is committed. 119. He asked his Cabinet to assume direct responsibility for some crucial reform programs, such as privatization and investment. 120. He also will meet Premier Victor Ciorbea who has launched an ambitious economic reform program. |