81.   Sergei Stepashin was approved as prime minister Wednesday by lawmakers after he warned that Russia needs urgent and courageous policies to rescue its battered economy.

82.   Some countries used the occassion occasion to brag about their economic stability, distinguishing their own economic prowess from the battered economies of their Apec neighbours.

83.   South Korea was forced to call in the International Monetary Fund to bail out its battered economy in December.

84.   Signs of better times for battered Asian economies have played a decisive role in the behavior of U.S. stock prices this spring.

85.   South Korea called in the International Monetary Fund in December to bail out its battered economy.

86.   South Korea depends on exports to rejuvenate its battered economy.

87.   South Korea is negotiating the terms and conditions of a multibillion-dollar loan package from the International Monetary Fund aimed at bailing out its battered economy.

88.   South Korea, for its part, is also struggling to rebuild its battered economy.

89.   The battered economy has discouraged extra funding.

90.   Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea have all turned to the International Monetary Fund for billions of dollars in emergency financial assistance to rescue their battered economies.