1.   Brazilian bonds rose on hopes a bill permitting the president to seek re-election will pass, clearing the way for a state-asset sale program to continue.

2.   Minus the Telstra sale, there are no substantial differences between opposition and government asset sale programs.

3.   The Socialists have also said they will reconsider the state asset sale program initiated by the previous center-right government.

4.   The state is expected to sell more shares in Renault in the next wave of its current state-asset sale program.

5.   To be sure, lawmakers have yet to approve of the sale program, which includes the creation of a quasi-independent watchdog agency, the Brazilian Agency of Telecommunications.

6.   While the ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party is likely to keep its majority, it may have to slow down its asset sale program, say analysts.

7.   Mr Pope emphasised that the land sale program was proceeding to schedule and no changes were planned.

8.   Several criteria would be taken into account if changes to the land sale program were needed.

9.   The expanded oil sale program will begin after Baghdad submits a plan to distribute the food and medical supplies.

10.   The first food from the oil sale program should begin reaching Iraqi shelves in about three months.