61.   Pemex said the plan would reduce gas imports, increase production and supplement scarce Pemex investment funds.

62.   State Agriculture and Rural Development Committee chairman Datuk Sabariah Ahmad said major poultry farmers should also cultivate maize to reduce import of chicken feed.

63.   State Agriculture and Rural Development Committee chairman Datuk Sabariah Ahmad said this was to ensure that Johor produced sufficient food including meat and reduce imports.

64.   The depreciation of the rupiah will help increase exports and reduce imports.

65.   The deal should help Thailand reduce oil imports and save foreign exchange, the statement said.

66.   The ministry is looking into the possibility of cultivating maize locally to reduce its import.

67.   The move is aimed at reducing imports as part of efforts to overcome the current economic problems.

68.   The traditional log buyers, Thailand, Japan and South Korea, are reducing their imports for timber and timber products since last year due to their economic problems.

69.   The surplus will be exported, thus reducing imports of lubricant base oil as well as generating revenue from the export of value-added base oil products.

70.   The ultimate aim of increasing export and reducing import will definitely lead to trade surplus and reduce the currency crisis.