61.   He has met with American companies, investment banks and credit agencies.

62.   He said major European banks and the British and Swedish export credit agencies would support the financing scheme.

63.   In his comments Sunday, Marx also said that Argentina will need the backing of international credit agencies to complete the operation.

64.   Intensifying competition by new domestic financial conglomerates and by foreign competitors also contributed to the rating actions, according to the credit agency.

65.   Monthly corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell in July from a year earlier though the total was the second highest number this year, a credit agency said Friday.

66.   Mr Pang said HKMC would concentrate on establishing its presence in the Hong Kong dollar debt market in order to provide credit agencies a good track record.

67.   Mr Sakakibara said credit agencies can make inappropriate decisions based on insufficient information.

68.   Officials at a leading Japanese private credit research agency, however, said the Osaka government, which has jurisdiction over Kizu, would order it to halt operations.

69.   She advised consumers to shop carefully for a credit counseling agency.

70.   The balance will be sourced from three foreign export credit agencies.