1.   Once the government stabilized the ruble, making imports more attractive, Hafizov and his partners moved into sugar refining with imported sugar beets.

2.   The government stabilized the won partly by increasing interest rates early last year, but now interest rates have come down again.

3.   The rating, which is five notches below investment grade, came after a new government stabilized the currency, reduced inflation growth, and encouraged foreign investment.

4.   Foreign investors have been fleeing Russia and are unlikely to return until the government can stabilize the markets.

5.   His government has stabilized the currency and largely restored security across many parts of the country.

6.   Shea vowed the government will stabilize the Taiwan dollar and the interest rates to leave speculators little room to manipulate the foreign exchange and stock markets.

7.   The government has stabilized things since then, but has made little headway in reviving the economy.

8.   Venetiaan says his government has stabilized inflation in a sign that its economic reforms will work.