1.   Nickel fell as the currency crunch in Southeast Asia and a slowdown in the Japanese economy reduced demand for stainless steel, the primary end use for nickel.

2.   In an interview, FPI President Raul T. Concepcion said manufacturers continue to suffer from financial imbalances brought about by the currency crunch last year.

3.   Other Philippine domestic airlines also have been hit hard by the currency crunch.

4.   She also knows of friends in Institut Teknologi Mara who had been sent overseas but were brought back after a month because of the currency crunch.

5.   Since the currency crunch hit in July, however, most Thais can no longer afford to give.

6.   THE economic slowdown, spurred by the regional currency crunch since last July, has dampened activities in certain key economic sectors.