SOUTH KOREAN WAITS FOR CREDIT CARD CUSTOMERS IN SEOUL, 1997-11-30 (photo)

A South Korean bank employee waits for customers to apply for credit cards outside his bank in Seoul November 30. In an effort to attract customers, successful candidates receive free gifts, such as designer umbrellas or cameras. International Monetary Fund mandarins appeared on Sunday to have reached an agreement with Korean policymakers on the size and terms of what could be the Fund's biggest ever rescue package. Seoul has said it needs about $20 billion to get through a short-term debt crisis that has shoved a number of banks to the brink of insolvency. KOREA IMF