The Government now has nearly 11,000 business regulations, and the number is growing.

Another battleground is likely to be business regulation involving mergers.

If a city council wants to force a cable carrier to carry any Internet service provider, it is a matter of business regulation.

They want something in return, whether it is a chance to be heard on business regulations or an invitation to a state dinner.

The probe looks like business regulation, but the real goal is content restriction.

A big factor has been the Bush administration's hands-off approach to business regulation.

Finally, the euro will put pressure on governments to relax business regulations.

"The Bush administration has cut the growth of costly business regulations by 75 percent, compared to the two previous administrations," he said.

In his business regulations he has won the respect and admiration of all who know him.

Further reforms to the labour system occurred in 1994, with greater attention paid to business regulation and workers' rights.