71.   That scenario, the bank said, also meant less upward pressure on prices, meaning the bank could safely cut rates.

72.   The Citibank dealer said some banks decided not to quote an offer rate in order to help stem massive demand for dollars.

73.   The central bank said member banks of the Thai Bankers Association and the Foreign Bankers Association also had agreed to lend money to help BBC avert a crisis.

74.   The deal still must be approved by regulators, something not expected until next year, the bank said.

75.   The grant is intended to serve as a catalyst for other donors to make parallel or joint contributions, the bank said.

76.   The money will fund projects to overhaul water-distribution, drainage, sewerage and waste-treatment facilities over the next three years, the bank said.

77.   The head of the National Bank of Georgia, Nodar Javakhishvili, said any bank or exchange refusing to take the old bills would be closed down.

78.   The Jewish Agency chief, Avraham Burg, said Swiss banks and the Swiss government have been fighting efforts to find the assets every step of the way.

79.   The report will document how bank controls failed and recommend ways of improving them, the bank said.

80.   The study is also expected to produce lessons and guidance for other countries faced with large foreign debt and economic imbalances, the bank said.