51.   A nationwide strike by clerks demanding better working conditions closed many banks today in Belgium.

52.   A son of President Suharto filed a lawsuit against the government Wednesday for closing a bank he owns as part of an international economic bailout plan.

53.   After being kept alive by the government for the past two years, the bank was closed as part of recent financial reforms.

54.   Airlines canceled flights, schools and banks closed, storekeepers nailed plywood to windows and cruise lines diverted ships.

55.   As part of the deal, Indonesia must close insolvent banks, dismantle monopolies and take other steps to open up the economy.

56.   Asian leaders are under pressure from the International Monetary Fund and other donors to close insolvent banks and rein in government spending.

57.   Banks were closed Monday and Tuesday because of carnival, a pre-Lenten celebration.

58.   Banks are closed Monday because of a national holiday.

59.   Banks have been closed since Monday.

60.   Banks were closed Saturday, and there was no reaction on the streets to the announcement.