31.   New developments are being pursued to improve the overall investment environment, attract foreign funds and make Kuala Lumpur a regional financial hub.

32.   Singapore also has been keen to prosecute Leeson to protect its reputation as an Asian financial hub.

33.   Singapore also has been keen to prosecute Leeson to protect its reputation as a key financial hub in Asia.

34.   Singapore and Hong Kong are widely viewed as competitors for the position of top Asian business and financial hub.

35.   Singapore has been keen to prosecute Leeson to uphold its image as a strict regulator of its burgeoning status as a financial hub of Asia.

36.   Singapore has been keen to prosecute Leeson to protect its reputation as an Asian financial hub.

37.   The army in Bahrain, a key financial hub in the Gulf, warned earlier Saturday that it was prepared to intervene to crush the unrest.

38.   The blast followed weeks of anti-government unrest in the Persian Gulf island state, a financial hub in the region and host to a key U.S. Navy base.

39.   The areas are the hotbed of weeks of unrest gripping Bahrain, a key base for the U.S. Navy and financial hub for the region.

40.   The central Gulf state is a key financial hub in the region and U.S. naval forces are based there.