1.   A regional slowdown is likely to sap demand for Australian products and the currency to pay for them.

2.   If the confidence-crisis spreads to Japan and China, the regional slowdown could be felt more painfully across more developed markets in the West, analysts said.

3.   Singapore stocks fell yesterday, led by banks and property stocks, amid concern that an expected regional economic slowdown may hurt Singapore companies.

4.   Those losses are bad for the yen since they may fuel a regional slowdown that could damp demand for Japanese exports and the yen needed to pay for them.

5.   A survey published Monday by The Straits Times newspaper showed that Singaporeans remain confident in their economy despite a persistent regional slowdown and a possible recession here.

6.   Continued high unemployment is only causing more pessimism in a country struggling since Brazil devalued its currency last January, prompting a regional slowdown.

7.   Despite implementing reforms, Anwar said, the country is expected to register lower growth this year and next year due to the regional economic slowdown.

8.   Despite the more cautious business strategy, the airline is also taking advantage of the regional slowdown.

9.   Despite the regional slowdown, the report predicted continued robust growth rates in the Philippines, Vietnam and India.

10.   Employment in the capital has been scarce this year amid a regional economic slowdown and a protracted Cambodian political crisis.