The panic is actually causing more problems and if we continue this way, in the next week, our economy would be badly affected.

In Nigeria, we do not eat raw meat like in some parts of the world. Therefore the chance of picking up any infection is quite remote. I want to assure you that in chicken, when cooked, no avian influenza virus can survive.

The economy has been having some problems. Recently some of the numbers have been picking up again but I don't see great inflation pressures.

The economy is growing at a reduced but healthier pace. We don't anticipate any inflation problems, and corporate earnings are going up, up and away. So, yes, we're still bullish.

Turning around the severe structural problems of the Japanese economy will take a few years of sustained effort.

The Federal Reserve cannot solve all the economy's problems on its own.