31.   Samy Vellu said India was keen to offer contracts for road construction to Malaysian firms either directly or through equity sharing besides providing soft loans.

32.   SHAH ALAM, Wed. - Small businesses have been encouraged to apply for soft loans under the Petty Traders and Hawkers Fund launched at the national- level today.

33.   Several weeks ago the government scrapped a soft loan aid plan which subsidized Australian companies carrying out developmental projects in Asia.

34.   SLMA is managed by Malaysian Industrial Development Finance and the soft loan for quality upgrading is managed by Bank Pembangunan Bhd.

35.   The accords offer not only more trade and EU aid funds and soft loans, but also twice-annual high-level meetings on political issues.

36.   Takemura said Japan supported calls for a replenishment of the Asian Development Fund, the soft loan facility for poorer countries.

37.   The aid and soft loans have the primary aim of encouraging small and mid-size companies.

38.   The accusations against him included claims that he arranged soft loans for himself from association money.

39.   The Australian Financial Review reported this week that the government plans to curtail a soft loan facility for Australian companies working on many aid projects.

40.   The government would also consider giving soft loans to the UP chairmen.