31.   That trade will continue but the stock exchange listing will encourage investment by international funds.

32.   The commercial sale of ivory is banned in Congo, but illegal trade continues.

33.   The commercial sale of ivory is banned in Congo as in most African countries, but illegal trade continues.

34.   Total trade continued to grow.

35.   Trades continue to be peppered by large block sales of San Miguel shares.

36.   But an illicit trade in fireworks continues despite the ban.

37.   But despite these assurances and the presence of gendarmes, customs officials and policemen in the frontier region, the trade continues unhampered.

38.   Most Chinese economists share the view that foreign trade will continue to be hurt by the sluggish international economy but the question is how serious the impact will be.

39.   Nevertheless, German foreign trade continued to be hit by the global economic downturn, the data showed.