21.   But a World Bank statement said he commended them for stimulating the Chinese economy domestically to offset the effects of the Asian slowdown.

22.   Fear that the Asian slowdown will be prolonged, lingers.

23.   He said that Italian investors, undeterred by the Asian economic slowdown, are optimistic about investing in Malaysia because they believe the country has a huge market potential.

24.   Sectors exposed to the Asian slowdown - including metal products, transport equipment and textiles - suffered the biggest export falls.

25.   THE package of proposals coming from the Hong Kong Economic Centre are from studies conducted before the Asian economic slowdown turned into a crunch.

26.   U.S. and European refining margins should remain steady unless the effects of the Asian economic slowdown filters through more strongly into Western markets, Shell added.