71.   Fund officials in Moscow were not immediately available for comment.

72.   Fund officials said they want to see how the government implements the budget over the next three months before making a decision.

73.   Fund officials, however, denied that the fund is excluding women from other countries.

74.   Indonesia has signed a memorandum of understanding for an economic bailout with the International Monetary Fund, a senior fund official said Thursday.

75.   Money is especially needed for clinics in Chile and Sri Lanka, fund officials said.

76.   The fund official said the delegations will be postponed indefinitely, and the fund has no immediate prospects to break the deadlock.

77.   The International Monetary Fund is optimistic about getting reforms back on track in its third round of talks with Indonesia, a fund official said Monday.

78.   They almost always approve the offer if fund officials are satisfied with terms.

79.   They are also discussing whether victims in South Korea should receive more than their Filipino counterparts, said Katsumi Taga, a fund official.

80.   Two weeks ago, fund officials visited the homes of many of the victims, urging them to accept the money.