random points

• recommendations by world's economists on how to stem the current financial tsunami =
  cut interest rates, recapitalize the banks and insure deposits; get governments to step in and guarantee short-term interbank lending (Time magazine)
  
• G-7 = meeting of financial ministers of 7 highly industrial nations namely France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, USA and Canada
• G-8 = annual meeting of the heads of the governments of G-7 nations, including Russia
• BSP = lender of last resort (Philippines)
  
• IMF = world's lender of last resort
• net satisfaction rating = satisfaction rating - dissatisfaction rating
• net trust rating = trust rating - distrust rating