71.   Lower rates would also cut corporate financing costs and thus push earnings higher.

72.   Since short-term interest rates historically are lower than long-term rates, the government hoped to slash financing costs.

73.   Stocks usually respond positively to lower interest rates because they make equities more attractive than bonds and lower corporate financing costs, as well as spur consumer purchases.

74.   The company expected flat revenue growth this year because of the shrinking market, the baht depreciation, the lack of liquidity in the market and high financing costs.

75.   The company is looking for ways to reduce the financing costs, presumably by using tax money for at least part of the job.

76.   These companies tend to do well as interest rates fall, cutting their financing costs and fattening their margins.

77.   They said that the rise in the prime rate would mean higher financing costs for property developers, while residential prices continued to fall.

78.   With its over-collateralisation, the CBO would achieve a lower financing cost than is currently prevailing in the market.

79.   More specifically, it heightened financing costs for South Korean firms seeking to raise funds in overseas markets.

80.   The government plan to reduce corporate financing costs as part of its economic revitalisation efforts strengthened the belief that interest rates would fall, dealers said.