71.   Finance ministers and central bankers issued a statement Tuesday evening that pledged to continue economic cooperation efforts that would stabilize currency markets.

72.   Foreign investors have been fleeing Russia and are unlikely to return until the government can stabilize the markets.

73.   He said that these measures will help stabilize financial markets and develop the Thai economy in the medium term.

74.   Japan hopes the declaration will refer in specific terms to ways to stabilize foreign exchange markets, the officials said.

75.   Last week OPEC President Chakib Khelil called on non-OPEC producers, such as Angola, to cut output with the aim of stabilizing the market.

76.   Late last month, OPEC President Chakib Khelil called on Russia and other non-OPEC producers to cut output with the aim of stabilizing the market.

77.   Last week, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks from Japan and major European nations intervened jointly to stabilize currency markets.

78.   Many legislators agreed, saying halting intervention would not stabilize the markets or restore investor confidence.

79.   Officials claimed victory and later introduced a series of regulations to restrict speculative activity and stabilize the markets.

80.   Speaking to a business group in Tokyo, Matsushita again said the central bank would try to stabilize currency markets by working with other major industrialized nations.