61.   Analysts said questions were left unanswered as to how Rashid Hussain would pay for the takeover and a capital injection for the ailing bank.

62.   Analysts said there was a possibility that Obuchi would pledge more aggressive measures to kick start the economy or rescue ailing banks during a summit with Clinton later Tuesday.

63.   Bridge banks would make it easier for the government to allow ailing banks to go bankrupt while preventing a collapse of confidence in the already-shaky financial system.

64.   China will bring its chaotic financial markets under control and hold the presidents of its ailing banks accountable for mounting bad loans, Vice Premier Zhu Rongji says.

65.   Despite IMF warnings against money printing, Russia has already printed some cash to help its ailing banks and pay some debts.

66.   Despite IMF warnings, Russia has also started printing money to help its ailing banks and pay some debts, which many analysts warn will trigger hyperinflation.

67.   Even though Hashimoto offered no details, many market participants were apparently pleased to hear that the government would consider supporting ailing banks.

68.   Goldman Sachs and Co. has been chosen as financial adviser to the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, an ailing bank placed under state control.

69.   Hamami said the former bank executives were being questioned for their alleged involvement in corrupt acts in connection with loans extended to several ailing private banks.

70.   However, it is unlikely to countenance any attempt to bail out more financially ailing banks.