21.   Many borrowers cannot pay back loans, and the banking system faces collapse.

22.   Meanwhile, a respected French consulting firm says without democratic reform Algieria faces economic collapse.

23.   Military analysts have said armed provocation is likely should the North Korean government face collapse.

24.   Preparing to become president while Bulgaria faces financial collapse, Petar Stoyanov on Saturday urged politicians to focus on the good of the country rather than political gain.

25.   Preparing to become president while Bulgaria faces financial collapse, Stoyanov on Saturday urged politicians to focus on the good of the country rather than political gain.

26.   Sabena management has said the airline faced financial collapse within months unless an agreement with unions on a restructuring plan was reached soon.

27.   Since then the worst of the sanctions were removed when it seemed Pakistan could face economic collapse.

28.   The disclosure Friday was the first indication that the energy firm had sought the direct intervention of administration officials as it faced collapse.

29.   The region also faces economic collapse after the closing last April of the Djetetovci oilfield, the report said.

30.   Treasury bill sales shriveled last fall, driving the rate of the hryvna down and prompting fears the debt-ridden state could face financial collapse.