41.   Ouattara, acutely aware as a former monetary fund official that being associated with a coup would create problems with international lenders, has denied any prior knowledge.

42.   Population fund officials counter that their group only works in the counties in China where the one-child policy has been lifted.

43.   So far, fund officials say they are unconvinced by the budget numbers.

44.   Some say the switch suggests both that the original policy was too tough and also that fund officials were open-minded about what they were doing.

45.   Telpan is a Panamanian-U.S.-Venezuelan joint venture with operations in the U.S., Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia, said fund officials.

46.   Ten banks and financial groups have registered for the sale, fund officials said earlier.

47.   The banks are bidding in combination with national brokerages because fund officials believe potential buyers will be comprised of international and national groups.

48.   The money was returned after defense fund officials discovered it had been raised by a Taiwan-based Buddhist sect that may have coerced its followers to contribute.

49.   There, fund officials had told the government to eliminate import tariffs on sugar, which the government had imposed to help the troubled industry.

50.   Worried about the source of the donations, fund officials declined to accept the checks.