31. But uncertainty hangs over future reform because of government reluctance to further relax control over society. 32. Chairman Louis Nchindo said Friday the dual listings followed a government decision three months ago to relax exchange controls. 33. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel unveiled a new proposed budget Wednesday that offers tax breaks and relaxes exchange controls while shifting spending to relieve poverty and fight crime. 34. France has imposed strict border controls on its northern border with Belgium and Luxembourg to keep Dutch drugs out even though it relaxed controls with Italy and Spain. 35. He relaxed credit controls such as the maximum permissible bank finance system, continued to deregulate interest rates, and lowered reserve requirements. 36. He outlined a series of steps, from relaxing visa controls and streamlining bureaucracy to assuring that foreign businesses could operate in safety and take home reasonable profits. 37. He urged European governments not to use the current crisis as an excuse to relax budgetary controls. 38. His successor, President B.J. Habibie, has relaxed controls against protests as part of a wide ranging reform agenda. 39. Investors and businesses have been watching carefully for signs that the government will relax such controls, imposed to curb inflation and limit state spending. 40. Includes coverage from Bethlehem as the Israeli government announces it will relax border controls on the West Bank and Gaza Strip. |
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