81.   The first is to help finance European banking experts providing technical assistance to Asian countries in corporate governance, supervision, and accounting standards.

82.   The eight accounting standards, which have not been adopted by the board, requires further research and wider consultation.

83.   The MASB sets the accounting standards for Malaysia and is responsible for the development and issue of accounting standards for application in Malaysia.

84.   The reduced revenue includes a new goodwill accounting standard.

85.   The scandal seems certain to speed up congressional action on legislation by Dodd and others to overhaul accounting standards and to provide more federal oversight.

86.   Those figures were excluded as required by accounting standards, the company said.

87.   These include encouraging transparency in government and corporate dealings and establishing consistent auditing and accounting standards.

88.   Vietnamese technocrats realize the need to adopt Western accounting standards, and officials are improving handling of bids for large road repair and water supply projects.

89.   However, gaps in accounting standards still need to be filled, the IMF said.

90.   Edmund Jenkins, chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, said the main authority on accounting standards for publicly traded companies is the Securities and Exchange Commission.