1.   Leading bankers voiced enthusiasm for the programme.

2.   And leading bankers are talking about the need to prevent economic harm.

3.   A leading Swiss commercial banker, Rainer Gut, suggested last month that the commercial banks, the government and the National Bank should all contribute the same amount.

4.   A leading Hong Kong banker was even blunter.

5.   A leading Russian banker, Boris Jordan, is one such person.

6.   Leading bankers there have echoed public concern about sharing a currency with southern neighbors with a long record of fiscal and political instability.

7.   The firm has experienced management turmoil in recent years, including the departure of several leading bankers.

8.   Prime minister meets leading bankers.

9.   A leading international banker predicted Wednesday the worst is yet to come in Indonesia.