41. Under the current system, foreigners are barred from owning Gazprom stock directly and allowed only to buy and sell American Depositary Shares which are traded in London. 42. Yemeni law bars foreigners from practicing law in Yemen, but does not bar them from offering legal advice. 43. As part of the measures to cool down the market, foreigners were barred from taking Singapore-dollar loans, which offer low interest. 44. But the investment will be limited to building construction, with foreigners still being barred from real estate transactions. 45. Currently foreigners are barred from investing in the local utilities sector. 46. Under South Korean laws on foreign investment, foreigners are barred from buying old issues of any state firms. 47. Various foreigners have been barred from entering the country on suspicion that their presence would disrupt the summit. 48. Zhou said foreigners were currently barred from operating and managing communication services in China, seen by investors as a lucrative telecommunications market because of its huge population. 49. Previous guidelines did not explicitly bar foreigners from managerial positions, but the government has refused to allow any foreigners sit the managerial exam. 50. Strict orders were also given barring foreigners from joining the planned street protests. |