1.   Clinton first announced a short-term loan to Mexico, known as a swap facility, in hopes of restoring investor confidence.

2.   Bank Indonesia has introduced the swap facility especially to export-oriented companies to encourage them to unload their dollars.

3.   Central bank officials are saying that the swap facility might reopen if baht supplies become tight.

4.   He said existing swap facilities for exporters were not attractive enough so exporters still preferred to hold on to their dollars.

5.   The government would provide new foreign exchange swap facilities for exporting companies to replace existing ones.

6.   The swap facilities would ensure that exporters would be able to buy dollars at approved conversion rates to finance their imports.

7.   Under the arrangement, member countries with temporary international liquidity problems are provided with immediate short-term swap facilities.