1.  Our fiscal position is probably in the top five states when it comes to our ability to deal with uncertainties.

2.  The fiscal positions of Italy, Belgium and Spain are worse.

3.  Enriquez said an undertaking of lesser urgency should be shelved to relieve the fiscal position of a strenuous yet impractical expenditure.

4.  Government, she said, was badly in need of all the funds it could generate to improve its fiscal position.

5.  However, recent developments in emerging markets point to the need for further progress in reinforcing domestic financial systems and the underlying fiscal positions.

6.  Indonesia has a stable fiscal position but faces problems in its banking sector.

7.  Institute president Chalongbhop Sussangkarn said another urgent issue to be considered was how the government should deal with the foreign exchange volatility and its fiscal position.

8.  Its financial system is strong as is its fiscal position, which means there is no need to increase taxes.

9.  Most countries in the EU at present would not qualify for Monetary Union, the majority because of their fiscal positions, the report said.

10.  Okamura said the largest impact of population aging on the fiscal position will come from a rise in pension benefits.