21.   Pakistan has met economic performance targets set by the International Monetary Fund and its battered economy is on the mend, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said Tuesday.

22.   President Bill Clinton, departing on a trip to Asia, said Wednesday Japan must take decisive steps to repair its battered economy.

23.   A high-level U.S. delegation visits Haiti next week to intensify efforts to advance the battered Haitian economy, the White House said Thursday.

24.   A nationwide strike by the group would seriously hurt efforts to rebuild the battered Korean economy.

25.   A trampled, injured man in rags lies dying on the ground, personifying the battered national economy.

26.   Also under the proposed bargain, North Korea would curb its missile program in exchange for promises of U.S. help for its badly battered economy.

27.   Amien suggested that the next president and vice president should relinquish their mandate given them by the people through the Assembly if they fail to mend the battered economy.

28.   And as battered Asian economies seek overseas markets for their products, countries may feel compelled to further devalue their currencies to give their goods a competitive edge.

29.   Analysts say Pakistan now needs to restructure its foreign debt and get new financing to revive its battered economy.

30.   Because of the war and the battered economy, Milosevic already has problems paying pensions and salaries.