I think they're doing the right thing. Instead of putting a PR spin, they are actually changing -- major changes in an industry that hasn't changed much in 100 years.

In our view that's not a good enough reason to do nothing.

The authorities are afraid that tightening up the industry will drive it out of Belgium to Israel, Lebanon or somewhere else.

There's a general upside bias for the dollar right across the board, but that inclination is tempered a little when you come up against big events like the trade data.

Right now, everything is going wrong for me - if I fell in a barrel of boobs, I'd come out sucking my thumb!

The internationally guaranteed right is the right to peaceful assembly, and OHCHR-Nepal has called for demonstrations and rallies to remain peaceful. Excessive restrictions on peaceful assembly at a time of legitimate political debate, however, carry the risk of contributing to violence.