51.   Officials said Kohl and CSU boss Theo Waigel, who is also finance minister, will meet next week to discuss Cabinet posts.

52.   Obuchi names finance minister.

53.   Rizal, a longtime critic of the IMF, was demoted to finance minister and replaced incumbent Prijadi Praptosuhardjo, who was dropped from the Cabinet.

54.   Sakakibara is not related to Eisuke Sakakibara, the vice finance minister known for his influence in the international currency market.

55.   Regional currencies strengthened following reports that finance ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries plan to discuss measures to support Southeast Asian currencies, traders said.

56.   Rerngchai Marakanond, the BOT governor during the last government, said he proceeded in line with the rules and reported everything to then finance minister Amnuay Viravan.

57.   Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, finance minister of the United Arab Emirates and chairman of the company, launched the new line, called potline five.

58.   Sharon would like to be named either defense or finance minister.

59.   Social Democratic chairman Oskar Lafontaine, who is also finance minister, conceded the citizenship debate played a decisive role in the setback.

60.   Strauss-Kahn, who has denied the allegations, was not finance minister at the time he allegedly received the false payments.