21.   Most had forecast that this former British colony would lag its neighbors in recovering from the regional crisis.

22.   Most had predicted that this former British colony would lag its neighbors in recovering from the regional crisis.

23.   Much of that can be attributed to the regional economic crisis.

24.   Now it is the regional economic crises that get globalized, because of the increasing interconnectedness of markets and information.

25.   Others no longer among them failed in the regional banking crisis or have been merged with other companies.

26.   Schroders joins many other companies that have been cutting staff and postponing expansion plans amid an unprecedented regional financial crisis in Asia.

27.   SHANGHAI B shares rose for a second day as concerns over regional financial crisis eased and investors returned to the markets.

28.   Singapore stocks rose, led by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and banks, as investors looked to the island state as a safe haven amid the regional economic crisis.

29.   Some officials say they are unfairly being turned into a scapegoat for a regional crisis they did not start and are in no shape to end.

30.   Still, there are widespread fears that the regional financial crisis will deepen in Latin America, and no good news is expected soon from elsewhere, Carlson said.