41.   There was a thin attendence at the government secretariat complex, which houses most ministries, while banking sources said skeleton staff would only handle urgent international correspondence.

42.   There was thin attendance at the complex, housing most ministries, while banking sources said skeleton staff handled only urgent international correspondence.

43.   Taiwan central bank is to cut the proportion of deposits commercial banks must keep in reserve to help local banking instititions reduce management costs, banking officials said Wednesday.

44.   The Israeli shekel has entered the Jordanian exchange market but with only a limited demand so far, banking officials said Wednesday.