31.   The most recent arrival is Citibank of the United States, which began accepting deposits last Thursday.

32.   They are in business to accept deposits and lend money.

33.   Under current Chinese regulations, foreign banks are limited to project or international trade financing and cannot accept deposits or do business in local currency.

34.   The SNB did not accept gold deposits from individuals.

35.   Their boards of management had been disbanded and they were not allowed to dispose of their assets or accept deposits, the BNB said.

36.   Tokyo governor Yukio Aoshima ordered Cosmo to stop accepting new deposits or making loans after meeting with Finance Minister Masayoshi Takemura and Bank of Japan governor Yasuo Matsushita.

37.   Savings banks are forbidden from accepting deposits from institutions in any form, the PBOC said.

38.   Some banks have already begun accepting yuan deposits, and local money dealers are expanding their Chinese currency services throughout Hong Kong.