81.   With investors pursuing their perpetual hunt for securities that offer higher yields than U.S. Treasuries, the bonds are likely to get a look.

82.   Analysts said investors would continue to sell their stocks and deposit their funds in banks which offer higher yields.

83.   Certainly, if PTTEP and Bangchak sell bonds to local investors, they would have to offer similar yields for they are now considered private companies.

84.   Long-term bonds and bond funds usually offer higher yields to compensate investors for tying their money up for longer periods.

85.   Mexico is not the first government forced to offer sky-high yields to lure investors and thus combat financial crisis.

86.   Generally, the Asian bond markets are relatively under researched, but they offer higher yields than other international bonds, Ho said.