While some experts observed a correlation between the conclusion of bilateral investment treaties and the growth of foreign investment, many others were unable to establish such a connection.

While some experts observed a correlation between the conclusion of bilateral investment treaties and the growth of foreign investment, many others were unable to establish such a connection.

In this connection, the Committee was informed by the representative of the Secretary General for the investments of the Fund that the examination of portfolio management would be most appropriately carried out by an outside firm with demonstrated investment accounting expertise.

The Long Term Investment Challenge

In general, those countries lacked the technical capacity and expertise to participate effectively in international negotiations on investment treaties and to implement the latter.

In general, those countries lacked the technical capacity and expertise to participate effectively in international negotiations on investment treaties and to implement the latter.

2 Long term Equity Investments

Europe s Roadblocks to Long Term Investment

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Expert Meeting on the Growth of Domestic Capital Markets, 27 29 May Particularly in Developing Countries, and its Relationship with Foreign Portfolio Investment

The notional pension capital accrues an interest like in the case of the funded pension scheme however, in contrast to the funded pension scheme where the growth of the capital depends on the return on the investment, the growth of the first tier capital depends on the wage growth in the country.

Loss of and defaults on investments, which will have longer term financial consequences

The main characteristic of BITs is that they are exclusively concerned with investment.

Meeting of Experts on Investment Promotion 15 17 September

Expert Meeting on Investment Promotion and Development Objectives

Portfolio flows and foreign direct investment (FDI) posted the strongest growth, accounting for more than two thirds of total private inflows.

You have to realize that the investments we do in progress are long term investments.

Panellists also underscored a trend towards investing more resources in marketing and human resources than in technology.

Fostering investment and growth

Investment strategy is simply the long term allocation of monies among the various asset types and investment markets.

Colbert come down from Chicago to build it.

Private investments, including foreign investments, were the key to sustained growth and employment generation.

The growing trend towards South South investment flows would also lead to an increase in South South investment disputes.

The Minister of Investment of Egypt set out the Government's objectives and policies with regard to attracting foreign direct investment.

Investment Policy Review Algeria

Blue Book on Best Practice in Investment Promotion and Facilitation

(2) Where a securities firm undertakes collective investments with assets of several clients or invests its client s assets in specific targeting products without any approval.

Private investments, including foreign investments, were the key to sustained growth and employment generation.

2. The Expert Meeting benefited from contributions of specialists from both the public and the private sectors and, particularly, from members of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).

page 3 5. The Expert Meeting will review recent country and regional experience in investment promotion, from the perspective of policy making officials, practitioners and other investment experts.

Invest, invest, invest.

The representative of the Secretary General cautioned against focusing on short term results and reiterated that investment returns should be looked at over the long term as the Fund had long term investment objectives.

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Meeting of Experts on Existing Agreements 28 30 May

REPORT OF THE EXPERT MEETING ON INVESTMENT PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES

The Board expressed its appreciation to the representative of the Secretary General, to the Chairman and members of the Investments Committee, and to the staff of the Investment Management Service and the investment advisers, for the good investment performance of the Fund.

All LDCs that meet basic investment criteria will be able to benefit from UNCDF expertise and investment.

Many ministers underscored the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a source of productive investment and economic growth in developing countries.

A panel of experts on FDI presented data related to the growth of FDI outflows from developing countries, this growth being fastest in the Asia Pacific region, which now accounted for nearly three quarters of developing country outward FDI stock.

4. With regard to the promotion of inward FDI, experts noted that the more successful investment promotion programmes target specific types of investors.

The Investment Policy Review of Benin was presented on 2 November 2004 at the Expert Meeting on Good Governance in Investment Promotion.

Because it is actually a long term play.

Three major topics were discussed, namely, cooperation, trade and investment.

The panellist from Pakistan gave an overview of his country's investment climate, pointing to sectors in which investment had occurred and those in which more investment was needed.

But, to facilitate this shift, appropriate financing vehicles must be developed investment and risk management expertise will have to be acquired regulatory frameworks will have to be improved and adequate data and investment benchmarks will be needed. These investors must focus on the small and medium size enterprises that banks often neglect.