1.   All these developing regions see advanced communications as a way to leap over whole stages of economic development.

2.   Daewoo has been expanding rapidly, both in Korea and around the world, building or buying factories mainly in developing regions like Eastern Europe.

3.   Despite the obstacles in developing regions, Asia will enjoy a brilliant future for years, he predicts.

4.   Emerging market bond funds are generally made up of a variety of fixed-income instruments from Latin America and other developing regions.

5.   He said the gold sales could be converted to interest-bearing investments that could fund IMF programs for developing regions.

6.   NationsBank completed its purchase of BofA as markets in Asia and other developing regions were crashing.

7.   On top of the Asian troubles came the Russian meltdown, and as investors fled these and other developing regions, lending dried up or pulled back everywhere.

8.   Private capital flows to sub-Saharan Africa are lower as a percentage of gross national product than for all other developing regions.

9.   Shares of smaller companies, which are least exposed to developing regions, held up best.

10.   The more serious effects predicted worldwide include drought and even famine in some developing regions.