Private investment, particularly in productive sectors, remained low due to an ongoing lack of confidence of potential investors in the political situation.

It has to be investing in low carbon technologies and infrastructures.

Investing in preparedness and risk reduction

The involvement of private investment is still relatively low.

31. In addition, to enable investors to minimize their risks and to diversify their portfolios, there is a need to widen the investment sphere. This requires assisting the MFIs which are potentially eligible for this kind of investment in making their case vis à vis potential investors.

As for the number of new investors, there were about 310,000 new investors each week in July, which still stayed at a low level.

Licensing requirements for foreign investment have also been reduced, making investment easier for enterprises.

First, they were trapped in a vicious circle of low income, low savings and low investment, leading to low productivity and low growth.

Investment in China s manufacturing sector was low in December, but infrastructure investment improved slightly. As such, fixed asset investment for the month will remain the same as that in November.

Much of African OFDI takes place in neighbouring countries. South African firms have used their relatively lower cost of capital to invest in other African countries where capital markets were not developed.

There is a need to address the problem of undercapitalization and low productivity.

Finally, it was underlined that good corporate governance and transparency improve investor confidence, reduce the cost of investment and help to develop capital markets by mobilizing both domestic and foreign investment.

The good news is that growing discipline seems to be pushing out low return investment. And there is every reason to believe that investment will remain high as the economy s capital base expands.

Declining investment rates represent the principal cause behind poor economic performance as they were on average 4 per cent below the investment rates for the developing world.

One answer lies in the fact that China s FDI policy over the past 30 years has crowded out Chinese investors from high return projects, forcing them to settle for less lucrative projects. But there are still potential investors who cannot find any suitable investment opportunities in China, generating excess resources, which in turn are invested in US government securities.

In 2015, Brazil's participation in global direct investment was 3.7 , down from 5.7 in 2014.

That area continues to receive much lower levels of resources from the donor community compared to the funding available for humanitarian response and conflict situations.

With respect to finance for investment into food processing, typical minimum investment costs for a medium sized processing plant would normally be in the range of US 5 million.

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But there are fundamental reasons to believe that the eurozone s investment rate will remain permanently depressed. The often invoked investment gap is mostly a result of wishful thinking, and the remaining barriers to investment have little to do with a lack of financing.

29. Second, both FDI per capita and FDI as a share of GDP are very small, and in many cases FDI is declining in these countries.

At the same time, since returns to capital are kept low by high wages, very little investment occurs. The excess of savings over investment flows abroad as capital exports.

Cumulative growth rate of fixed asset investment in December is forecast to be at 7.2 , unchanged from the previous month, but lower than that a year ago.

The low costs of finance facilitated global investment, thereby contributing to the acceleration of global growth in 2004.

When investors make less risky loans, they require a lower risk premium , thereby reducing the cost of borrowing to the borrower.

The cropping of oilseeds takes place annually, thereby reducing long term investment requirements.

Invest, invest, invest.

In 1997, lending remained at about 19 per cent of the total assets, reflecting a depressed demand for credit by investors.

In the said case the monthly wage shall not be less than the minimum wage.

The State has provided the private sector with low interest loans to induce investment, especially in low income housing.

Cash balances were maintained at a minimum level to provide the organisation with maximum returns on investment (Figure 2).

For example, low and stable rates of inflation enable firms to have longer term horizons in planning their investments.

In consequence, the Office of Project Services had obtained less than optimal returns on its technology investments and system usage levels were low.

Among the fisheries with the most inefficient edible protein return on investment, vessels targeting shrimp, tuna and swordfish are at the top of the list.

Investment promotion strategies focus on three main elements the country, the investor and the investment.

In terms of investment promotion strategies, investment promotion agencies (IPAs) are mainly focused on investors based in developed countries.

The availability of ample

What is holding back investment (both in the United States and Europe) is lack of demand, not high taxes. Indeed, given that most investment is financed by debt, and that interest payments are tax deductible, the level of corporate taxation has little effect on investment.

Therefore, the shares for developing economies in world FDI stock were underestimated.

In the 1930 s, the economist Alvin Hansen argued that opportunities for new investment in already rich countries were drying up. Investment growth had depended on population growth, technological innovation, and westward expansion.

That was particularly important in Africa, which had the lowest rate of FDI.

Romania relies on external investment to help upgrade plant and equipment, but foreign investment has been lower than expected, despite the low labour costs.

In the given case the monthly wage of the employee shall not be below the minimum wage .

Industry could be safely left in private hands, provided the state guaranteed enough spending power in the economy to maintain a full employment level of investment. This could be achieved by monetary and fiscal policy low interest rates and large state investment programs.

Although his Government had taken steps to encourage industrialized countries, international financial institutions and private investors to invest in Ukraine, the level of direct foreign investment remained well below what the country could absorb.