41.   Current sanctions against Yugoslavia include a ban on investments, a freezing of export credits and foreign assets and an arms embargo.

42.   In addition to the flight ban, the sanctions also bar arms sales, freeze some foreign assets and limit sales of oil industry equipment.

43.   In currency dealings, the dollar fell as investors bought the yen on speculation the failed Japanese insurance company would soon start repatriating its foreign assets, traders said.

44.   It urged the world to step up isolation of the Nigerian regime by freezing the foreign assets of the government and its collaborators.

45.   It also expressed concern at continued violations of U.N. sanctions against UNITA, which include a ban on diamond exports by UNITA and a freeze on its foreign assets.

46.   Last week the Japanese government liberalized rules aimed at encouraging large-scale investors to buy foreign assets as a way to weaken the yen against the dollar.

47.   Liquid gross foreign assets include gold, foreign securities, offshore deposits and special drawing rights.

48.   Other gross foreign assets include export drafts, deposits in the branches of domestic banks in offshores and deposits parked at foreign banks to guarantee letter of credits.

49.   Russia is also unlikely to support a ban on investment in Serbia and a freeze of its foreign assets, Primakov has said.

50.   Sakura Bank also said Thursday that its asset management unit will cooperate with three foreign asset management companies in U.S., European and global stock investment management.