61.   Under the plan, the government will urge banks to introduce strict assessment rules on loans to their indebted large corporate borrowers, the business newspaper said.

62.   Separately, the French business newspaper La Tribune said Lescure was determined to choose the replacement for Denis Olivennes himself.

63.   Swedish Finance Minister Erik Aasbrin held back Saturday from confirming or denying that two major banks are about to merge, as a business newspaper in Stockholm had reported.

64.   The British group, which owns the Financial Times business newspaper, decided last year to concentrate its activities on television.

65.   The dispute has sparked a debate in business newspapers, with most agreeing that fundamental issues were at stake.

66.   The German electrical giant Siemens AG is slashing its operations in Indian and cutting back investment plans after disappointing performances, a leading business newspaper reported Monday.

67.   The first deal involves development of air conditioner compressor units, the business newspaper said.

68.   The France-based Banque Indosuez plans to expand and diversify its Indian operations, a leading business newspaper said Wednesday.

69.   The Japan-based Marubeni Corp. has entered into a business collaboration agreement with an major Indian state-owned petroleum firm, a business newspaper reported Saturday.

70.   The model has been jointly developed by the Ssangyong business group and Mercedes-Benz AG of Germany, the business newspaper said.