41.   Top bankers warned Tuesday that some investment banks were breaking the principle of pay for performance by offering guaranteed bonuses, making shareholders suffer while executives got richer.

42.   Zedillo is to meet with top Japanese bankers and business leaders as well as with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Emperor Akihito.

43.   Japan is seeking to reduce its dependency on the US dollar to ensure fluctuating exchange rates no longer undermine its trading position, a top Japanese banker said Tuesday.

44.   Kozyrev, the first Russian foreign minister to visit Vietnam, is accompanied by businessmen and top bankers.

45.   Some top Hong Kong bankers expressed optimism over the transition to Chinese rule.