51.   The government said yesterday it would reduce both the amount and the maturity of notes it plans to auction later this month in a bid to help reduce inflation.

52.   The increase was driven by a program to reduce inflation that has made it attractive to borrow.

53.   The move is important for showing investors that the government is serious about reducing inflation, some analysts said.

54.   The measures met with strong opposition by business leaders and unions who accused the government of burdening the private sector with the task of reducing inflation.

55.   The party claims central bank President Miguel Mancera is too subservient to the crusade by Finance Minister Guillermo Ortiz and Zedillo to reduce inflation.

56.   The question remains as to how long it will take the government to reduce inflation and bring down interest rates.

57.   The plan to reduce inflation, however, caused the currency to appreciate and car imports to increase six-fold in the first quarter from a year ago.

58.   The policy change, along with an overhauled grading scale that was also approved, aim to reduce grade inflation.

59.   Those countries could run into trouble by relying on strong currencies to reduce inflation.

60.   To receive IMF loans, the borrower nation is expected to change national economic policies, such as by devaluing currency or reducing its deficit to reduce inflation.