1.  Increasing international travel and transport of livestock could spread diseases.

2.  The Swiss ban meant big trucks had to take North-South routes through France and Austria, clogging highways and increasing travel times and transportation costs.

3.  The bank said the invisible trade deficit had been widening due to the growth in foreign investment and interest income, as well as an increasing travel account deficit.

4.  The bank said the invisible trade deficit has been widening due to the growth in foreign investment and interest income, as well as an increasing travel account deficit.