31.   In other moves to attract badly needed dollars, the government announced Monday it was willing to let foreigners buy at least one debt-ridden commercial bank.

32.   In return, South Korea is opening its doors wider to foreign investments, allowing foreigners to freely buy shares in most of its privately owned companies.

33.   Megat Junid said the Government only allowed foreigners to buy not more than two kg of essential items.

34.   One bill modifies regulations on land leasing while the other allows foreigners to buy a limited amount of land under certain restrictive conditions.

35.   So that foreigners can buy it?

36.   Some brokers had misinterpreted the move as permission for foreigners to buy directly into A shares, exclusive to Filipinos.

37.   That makes U.S. exports more expensive for foreigners to buy, but it makes foreign-made cars, TVs and other goods cheaper.

38.   The bill allowed foreigners to buy and sell farmland but gave local authorities wide discretion over whether to allow such sales and put land in border areas off-limits.

39.   The government bill leaves it up to local authorities to decide whether foreigners can buy most farmland, but bars foreigners from buying farmland in border areas.

40.   The original version of the bill left it up to local authorities to decide whether foreigners could buy most farmland but barred foreigners from buying farmland in border areas.