11.   Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit said the decision to float the currency will be good for the economy in the long term.

12.   But it had to be revamped after Brazil floated its currency, the real, in January.

13.   Early Thursday, Turkey was forced to abandon exchange rate controls, a pillar of its IMF-backed stability program, and float its currency.

14.   Global stock markets rallied after Brazil permanently floated its currency and sought to assure the rest of the world that it will drive ahead with further tough reforms.

15.   In keeping with the IMF demands, Pakistan also has gradually floated its currency, removing some restrictions on how much it can fluctuate.

16.   In response to IMF demands, the government is selling off state-owned companies, floating its currency and canceling subsidies as part of a privatization program.

17.   It was the rating agencies that played a pivotal role in triggering the stampede of herd investors out of the region last year after Thailand floated its currency.

18.   It says the fund is unnecessary now that Thailand has floated its currency.

19.   It was the first Thai insurance company to fail since capital flight pushed the country into a liquidity crisis after the currency was floated under speculative attack last July.

20.   Last July, Thailand was forced to float its currency, triggering economic turmoil across Asia.