1. Both Stals and Finance Minister Chris Liebenberg said earlier this week that it was only a matter of when, not whether, exchange controls would be abolished. 2. Italy is one of nine European Union nations in the so-called Schengen group, which has abolished most controls on immigration within the group. 3. Last week, the government said it will abolish controls on initial public offerings and new stock issues as part of its deregulation measures. 4. Speculation Manuel might abolish exchange controls before the Easter weekend, causing capital to leave the country, hurt the rand initially. 5. Those price controls were abolished back during the Reagan administration. 6. Another topic of the meeting was likely to be the French refusal to comply with the Schengen accords on abolishing border controls. 7. Blair will not abolish border controls, relinquish authority over immigration and asylum or subject EU foreign policy decisions to a vote. 8. Erhard also abolished price controls, to the initial displeasure of American occupiers. 9. Farmers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Idaho want the regional controls abolished, saying they encourage overproduction. 10. Habibie also said he would abolish strict controls on political activity that had been imposed under his autocratic predecessor President Suharto. |