41.   The decree follows legislation adopted in March allowing foreigners to own land if they use it for business.

42.   The transfer is intended to allow foreigners to own Benpres shares.

43.   Three other bills proposed by the Interior Ministry would make it easier for foreigners to own land and make foreign participation in Thai businesses easier.

44.   Under a postwar Allied agreement, property owned by foreigners in Germany was protected from seizure.

45.   Another law allows foreigners to own up to two peices of real estate in Egypt and eliminated restrictions of foreigners receiving payment for real estate they sell.

46.   Both markets allow foreigners to own a certain percentage of the shares as is the case in Oman and Jordan.

47.   Even the issue of whether foreigners can own property, even temporarily, has to be cleared up, Buenaventura said.

48.   Even the issue of whether foreigners could own property, even temporarily, had to be cleared up, Buenaventura said.

49.   It also may allow foreigners to own some businesses outright, except in the oil sector.

50.   Most of the investments are owned by foreigners.