41.   For Pakistan, whose fragile economy is more dependent on foreign loans than neighboring India, the sanctions have been devastating.

42.   Given the fragile economy, the possible and improbable promises uttered by both sides, so little choice is offered.

43.   He said money from giant drug cartels can easily influence economic and political activities in fragile economies.

44.   However, on Friday, in New York trading the US dollar continued to crash upward against the Japanese yen on hack of fragile Japanese economy.

45.   If job loss outpaces job creation, the fragile economy could weaken further.

46.   In recent years a number of cash-strapped Pacific states have turned to offshore banking operations as a way of propping up their fragile economies.

47.   Increased oil prices could further weaken the fragile U.S. economy.

48.   India, the largest member, has promised to ease quotas without expecting a reciprocal move by the smaller nations which need to protect their more fragile economies.

49.   Last month, OPEC decided against production cuts, saying it did not want to aggravate a fragile global economy after the terrorist attacks in the United States.

50.   Mahathir said reverting to a fixed exchange rate would fend off currency speculators and help insulate its fragile economy from further global shocks.