31.   But Thursday they decided to postpone that move, hoping to reach a settlement with the private banks first.

32.   Castle is chairman and chief executive officer of Castle Harlan, a private merchant bank that buys and sells businesses.

33.   Chao said such regulations on the private banks seemed to be growing.

34.   Commerzbank AG and private bank B. Metzler seel.

35.   Citibank is a leader in global finance, and while its private bank is relatively small, it has attracted elite clients.

36.   Critics of the district, however, said its directors ran the organization as if it was a private bank for their buddies.

37.   Concern about the strength of several private banks and a corruption investigation of several banks had triggered a cash shortage in mid-November and sent interest rates sky high.

38.   Depending on final legislation to overhaul finance companies, Indonesia may end up with as few as two large private banks, analysts said.

39.   Driven largely by the example and success of these programs run by nonprofit organizations, private banks have stepped into the market.

40.   Excel Banco SA, a rapidly growing private Brazilian bank, has said it wants to buy Banco Economico in a bid to enter the retail banking industry.