Sentence examples for hampered trade from inspiring English sources

In addition, numerous internal customs barriers hampered trade within each state.

Some of the shift in trade toward China comes from heightened tensions between India and Pakistan, which has hampered trade between the two countries.

In any case, most meat on shop shelves already comes from animals which have been vaccinated against one disease or another.Historically, vaccination has also hampered trade, because blood tests used to detect infections in animals also pick up vaccinated animals as false positives, and both are excluded by international authorities for export.

Frank Matsaert, chief executive of TradeMark East Africa, said high costs of doing business in the region had hampered trade growth but he hoped the new project would reduce transport times in the region by 15% over the next three years.

European Union countries are major importers of UK goods, but weak demand in the eurozone has hampered trade.

Officials have argued that roadblocks erected by opposition activists hampered trade, and violent clashes between protesters and the security forces often forced shops to close early.

A systems error at the Nasdaq, where shares of Facebook are listed, hampered trading in the first few hours.

To many market participants, the inability to know whether their orders had been filled may have significantly hampered trading.

Angus Campbell, head of sales at Capital Spreads added: Fears over Greece going cap in hand to the IMF has hampered trading today and markets continue to grind sideways making little attempt to make a move.

If capital controls are too heavy, the need to comply with complex regulations hampers trade.

Much worse, it tries to hamper trade through a change in the tax law.