41.   The IMF in the past had argued that countries would be punished for using capital controls because it would scare away future foreign investment.

42.   The meeting comes as Cuba pushes to increase trade with its Caribbean neighbors and the United States threatens to punish countries that increase business with the communist nation.

43.   The program is voluntary, with no measures to punish countries that do not comply with their agreed allocations, Silva said.

44.   The stability pact is designed to punish countries with excessive deficits by requiring what in effect would be an interest-bearing deposit with the EU.

45.   They also touched on regional opposition the Helms Burton bill, which seeks to punish countries who do business with Communist Cuba, she said.

46.   Two years ago, Mandela called for sanctions against Nigeria to punish the country for hanging eight political activists.

47.   Uzbekistan is worried about reported Taliban plans to deal it a blow so as to punish the country for backing Washington.

48.   Yugoslavia was unable to compete because of U.N. sanctions, imposed to punish the country for its support of rebel Serbs in the Bosnian war.

49.   Afghanistan, Burma, Iran, Nigeria and Syria were also decertified under the US law that punishes countries deemed insufficiently cooperating with the US anti-drug war.

50.   Beyond Europe, Iran has also started to punish other countries who have recalled their ambassadors from Tehran.