41.   Brown and others have emphasized the need for increased private investment in a region where foreign businessmen have often been discouraged by warfare and political instability.

42.   But Chang said foreign businessmen are leery of such arrangements because dummy companies sometimes break under-the-table agreements designed to get around the investment law.

43.   But the cut failed to impress foreign businessmen and trade analysts, who complained that most of the reductions were on goods exported to China in small volume.

44.   But Kohl said economic reforms must include improvements in conditions faced by foreign businessmen.

45.   But with Hariri at the helm, many foreign businessmen see considerable commercial potential not only in reconstruction but using Lebanon as springboard for other Mideast markets.

46.   But the government has been slow, especially on laws to protect rights of foreign businessmen and to bring banking up to international standards.

47.   Cuba also plans to cut red tape and eliminate vagueness that has made some foreign businessmen worry about investing with a government that finds capitalism distasteful.

48.   Country Watch and Globalink, launched Wednesday, will advise Singapore businessmen on investments in the region and also provide data on Singapore to interested foreign businessmen.

49.   Economic reforms have triggered a sharp rise in the number of foreign businessmen and tourists traveling to and from Vietnam.

50.   Five months after shaking up foreign businessmen by tearing down their signboards, the government announced new rules allowing prominent display of foreign company and brand names.