61.   A former Hong Kong investment banker who fought extradition from Britain for four years was formally charged Monday with bribery and corruption.

62.   A former Wall Street investment banker with a multi-million dollar bank account has launched his first political campaign, aiming to take the seat of retiring Sen. Frank Lautenberg.

63.   A federal judge on Friday sentenced former Honolulu banker and Indonesian businessman Sukamto Sia to three years in prison on bankruptcy and wire fraud charges.

64.   A former banker, Qarase was appointed by the Fiji military forces in the wake of the coup.

65.   But Germany and most other countries support Duisenberg, a former Dutch central banker who heads the forerunner of the EU central bank, the European Monetary Institute.

66.   But former central banker Josef Tosovsky said that agreement on early elections to be held next year was almost certain.

67.   But Yeltsin has insisted that Kiriyenko, a former banker and energy minister, is the right man for the job and will energize stalled economic reforms.

68.   Chavalit appointed Amnuay Viravan, an independent former banker respected by foreign investors, to the crucial post of finance minister.

69.   Despite criticism from opposition parties, former high-flying banker Mario Conde was allowed leave jail Friday on his first weekend furlough since being convicted on embezzlement charges.

70.   Dini, a former central banker, was at work Thursday preparing his program and choosing undersecretaries.