United may file for bankruptcy by Monday, according to people briefed on the company's debt negotiations.

They have sat across the bargaining table from each other since 1982, the first Mexican debt negotiation.

Q. What will be the forces driving the Brazilian debt negotiations?

But all these payments were linked to reaching an agreement first in the overall debt negotiations.

The bankers refused any linkage to the overall debt negotiations.

By making provisions for possible losses now, analysts said, the banks could gain the upper hand in future debt negotiations.

They took action in the bankruptcy court, he said, because they were not a part of the debt negotiations.

However, other bankers insist it is too soon to be sure of the effect on future debt negotiations.

We have to grow, and debt negotiation must open up a breathing space.

"He's now in full control of monetary policy and the debt negotiations, and he alone will be blamed for failure."