51.   Cabinet ministry officials have said that copper-trading activities do not explicitly fall under the responsibility of any one bureau, which makes oversight and investigation difficult.

52.   Cavallo will be accompanied by Argentine businessmen interested in forming joint ventures with Canadian companies, a ministry official said.

53.   Chargeurs officials declined to comment on any tax waivers the company may have received from the state and finance ministry officials were not immediately available.

54.   China is reviewing its film import policy following criticism by propaganda ministry officials, industry executives said.

55.   Clinton endorsed a plan crafted by finance ministry officials in Manila last week to provide supplementary loans to troubled countries already receiving IMF assistance.

56.   Chang Kil Hoon, a spokesman with the National Pension Fund said it agreed to accept the proposal at a meeting with the finance ministry officials this morning.

57.   Communications ministry officials were not available for comment.

58.   Commerce ministry officials announced the winning offer at a news conference, although they did not immediately reveal the amount Corte Ingles will pay.

59.   Costa Rica is expected to choose an investment bank to manage the sale this week, a finance ministry official said.

60.   Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus said TelSource had made the best overall proposal and was the top recommendation of a steering committee of ministry officials.