1.   Both banks plan to close international operations and fire employees to cut costs, raise capital and focus on their local operations, Japanese media reported.

2.   All the same, Yurazseck may want Endesa to take a minority stake in the companies in order to help Enersis raise capital for further expansion abroad.

3.   Koo Koo Roo also promised to keep overhead low, control expansion, raise capital and seek international licensing agreements.

4.   Not only does this raise capital, it enables management to focus attention on core areas.

5.   To help Taiwanese investors raise capital in the mainland, FPG was also seeking approval from the Chinese authorities to set up a bank there, it added.