51.   Arafat heads the committee, which has called for a hiring freeze in most Palestinian ministries and for tighter regulations on use of government vehicles.

52.   Aside from tighter banking regulations, Dai indicated little change in other financial policies.

53.   Bank profits could be wiped out for the next two years by the economic crisis and tighter regulations, a US investment house said.

54.   But Democrats and current Treasurer Denise Nappier are proposing tighter regulations.

55.   Gordon Brown, treasury spokesman for the opposition Labor Party, accused the government of being complacent in the past about the need for tighter regulation.

56.   He said he would welcome tighter regulation if it was intended to encourage, not stifle expression.

57.   HRFOR recommended that government train security agents in the use of force, firearms and human rights enforcement, implement tighter regulations and penalize abuses.

58.   It has also called for tighter regulation of banks, for broader access to credit, suspending privatization efforts and for a tougher anti-corruption law.

59.   It is part of a larger campaign aimed at holding back the trend toward tighter smoking regulations across Europe.

60.   Malaysia has blamed currency traders and ratings agencies for sparking the Asian financial crisis, and has called for tighter regulation of them.