Of the major economic posts, only Labor Secretary remains open.

Announcements on major economic posts are expected by the middle of next week, aides said.

From this point on, Sun occupied primarily economic posts, as opposed to his previous foreign policy work.

While naming reformers to the economic posts, he has turned to party traditionalists for key political jobs.

Her advisers have said that she favors giving the senior economic posts to technocrats, as opposed to politicians.

Leung, a former banker and civil service outsider, took the top economic post in one of the world's key financial centres on 1 May 2001.

Mr. Clinton has also apparently settled on his preferences, pending the outcome of background checks, for other economic posts.

Ms. Rivlin is the only woman on the short list for economic posts so far.

Many consider him a leading candidate for secretary of the treasury, or another cabinet-level economic post, if John Kerry is elected president.

From 1998-2000 he held economic posts throughout the country, including a turn as Vice-Minister of Finance.