Word: loan
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there's no comfort in South Asia, whose leaders already know how domino-like recessions can be. First to tumble will likely be Malaysia, which was hoping for a low-interest $1 billion or $2 billion loan from its Far East financier. Fat chance of that now. And Japan itself? Prime Minister Hashimoto easily survived a no-confidence vote Friday -- but when it comes to the elections next month, all bets...
...Atal Bihari Vajpayee said his country might reach an agreement not to be the first to use nuclear weapons. Domestic opposition to his party's nuclear jingoism is starting to emerge now that cooler heads assess how much sanctions, like the World Bank's postponement of an $865 million loan, may hurt. Even some in the Indian military are urging restraint. "I don't see a warlike situation building up on either side," says General V.P. Malik, chief of staff...
...International Monetary Fund concluded, or pretended to conclude, that Yeltsin's deficit-fighting plans sounded good enough for it to hand over a delayed installment of $670 million, part of a $10 billion loan package. While the IMF denies it is planning a big, new rescue effort, many financial analysts say that is what it will take to restore confidence. With that in mind, Anatoli Chubais, a former Deputy Prime Minister, arrived in Washington Friday on an emergency mission to talk with the U.S. Treasury, the IMF and the World Bank...
These packages will eliminate all loan requirements and, officials hope, will attract a core of outstanding students without straining the capacity of Penn's nest...
Johnson, who started his first magazine, NegroDigest, at the age of 24 with a $500 loan, isactive in charities including the United NegroCollege Fund and Boys and Girls Clubs of America...