41. Zhu, like economic reformers throughout the Third World, wants to use commitments to the WTO to make it hard for domestic opponents to overturn reforms. 42. Phan Van Khai, an economic reformer from southern Vietnam, was elected prime minister Thursday in a legislative vote to ratify his selection by the Communist Party. 43. A scheduled trip to Washington next month by Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, a pragmatic economic reformer, has given both sides new political impetus to reach an agreement. 44. Also under consideration was Koichi Kato, an economic reformer and who led a failed attempt in November to have Mori voted out of office. 45. An ardent economic reformer, Klaus is known for his pragmatic stance in international politics. 46. Bakatin has joined a party of economic reformers after being fired by pressure from Kremlin hard-liners and later heading -- and reforming -- the Soviet KGB secret service. 47. Boris Nemtsov, a prominent economic reformer who was serving as first deputy prime minister, tendered his resignation. 48. Communists protest return of economic reformer. 49. Economic reformer to head electricity monopoly. 50. Estonia has long been the star economic reformer among former Soviet republics. |