91.   The statistics are all the more disconcerting because Japan already lags far behind other advanced countries in this area.

92.   The third trend is the increasing concern for ecology in the advanced countries.

93.   While in advanced countries the private sector may have the technology and analytical skills to quickly assess risk, in emerging markets that is not the case.

94.   For foreigners, doing business with cost-effective Indian manufacturers makes sense at a time when advanced countries are cutting health care costs.

95.   He added that it was the technologically advanced countries which were most insistent on the need for site inspections.

96.   Goh said the government would invest heavily in education and maintain its reputation for meritocracy and an honest and efficient government to compete with the advanced countries.

97.   In return, South Korean firms would get access to government procurement markets in advanced countries including the United States, Japan and the European Union, it said.

98.   In return, South Korean firms would get access to procurement markets in advanced countries including the United States, Japan and the European Union, it said.

99.   Advanced countries include Japan and the United States, while Singapore and South Korea are among newly industrialized nations.

100.   At the same time, the bank is making preparations for gradually withdrawing from the more advanced countries it has been helping.