21.   Local bankers, developers, medical leaders and politicians trooped up to see him.

22.   Local bankers say the usual suspect in major frauds in this part of the globe is Nigeria.

23.   Local bankers, though, are skeptical about the launch of electronic cash the Gulf region in the short or medium term.

24.   Next is a local banker.

25.   On one recent day, the phone rang and it was a local banker.

26.   One thing that will not change is that local bankers will make most of the decisions about business loans.

27.   Some economists believe such a move enhances financial stability and eliminates the sometimes ineffective policies of local central bankers.

28.   The victim was Frank Steunenberg, a sheep rancher, newspaper owner, local banker and former governor of Idaho.

29.   Three of the nine members are always local bankers, and the rest are community leaders.

30.   While local bankers said they believe the banking system would be able to cope with the additional debt, analysts are less convinced.