(d) To economize in the use of limited investment promotion budgets.

iv.The held to maturity investment is sold due to any significant readjustment of laws or administrative regulations on the scope of permitted investment or the amount of investment of any particular investment product

This has resulted in limited financing for investments needed for private sector growth, especially small and medium sized enterprises.

Resource constrained SMEs also did not benefit much from the increase in the cap on investment limit.

There are limits to outward investment, lack of insurance for outward investment, and exchange rate controls.

Assistance to smaller firms with little experience in investment projects abroad and with limited financial means is particularly important, especially in the first stages of the investment process.

Investment pooling has permitted Treasury to limit very short term deposits to approximately 20 to 25 per cent of investments, allowing the remainder to be held in marketable fixed income securities.

Data on outward FDI by SMEs are still very limited.

(3)Any other circumstance showing that the enterprise concerned is not able to hold the fixed term financial asset investment until its maturity.

Access to formal credit and credit for investment, regardless of the source, continues to be insufficient for women.

But China also imposes capital account restrictions on portfolio investment flows, which means that its stock markets remain relatively closed. Until the recent launch of the Shanghai Hong Kong Connect corridor, which links the two markets, international investors could not directly buy A shares on the mainland exchanges.

Nor is an across the board import liberalization necessary for promoting investment and exports.

Investment agreements which signal that investment is valued and that all investors will be treated fairly also promote investment.

(2)Being subject to the restriction of any law or administrative regulation so that it is hard for the enterprise concerned to hold the financial asset investment until its maturity

There is a risk that capital intensive foreign investment will have limited impact on employment growth and poverty reduction.

Limit or control production, outlets, investment or technical advances

At the same time, China maintains restrictions on direct investment by foreigners, limiting both the kinds of firms and the share of joint ventures that they can own. The official policy is to reduce the barriers to foreign corporate investment, especially in high tech and the service sector.

It should be noted, however, that the volume of foreign direct investment in those countries remained very limited.

Until the 1990s, OFDI from the Republic of Korea was heavily restricted and was largely limited to resource development.

In addition, investment related information, particularly on financial and economic costs and benefits, remains extremely limited, thus further constraining environment related investment.

At the same time, the government s interventions have limited the growth of private sector firms by impeding their access to finance. Though SOEs employ only 13 of the total workforce, and contribute about 30 of GDP, they absorb half of all investment.

(1) The invitation to tender shall contain, at a minimum, the following information

Between LAC and Africa Apart from a small share of investments from Brazil (0.3 per cent) there is only limited investment in Africa from the LAC region.

Furthermore, he endorsed the view that investment rules should encourage FDI flows to developing countries, and shared the concern that biased, restrictive provisions would be an obstacle to those flows.

Prohibitive transport and transit costs, narrow resource bases and small domestic markets were not attractive to foreign investors.

Invest, invest, invest.

An investment climate providing legal protections for investors could help to attract technology based investments.

Where an invested entity, for influences from the state or region where it is located or other aspects, is limited in ability for transferring funds to investors, it is required to make disclosure of the specific information about the limited ability.

Article 15Under any of the following circumstances, it shows that the enterprise concerned is not able to hold the fixed term financial asset investment until its maturity

High levels of out of pocket spending dominate and are indicative of limited risk pooling and financial protection.

The Government subsequently relaxed restrictions on Indian OFDI.

Limit or control production, outlets, investment or technical or commercial advances

In measuring risk, it was also important to keep the investment objectives and time frame in mind.

As a result, every time investment picks up in Latin America, it has to be financed with loans from abroad. Foreign investors are willing to live with the resulting current account deficits, but only up to a point.

Most AIJ under the pilot phase are relatively small in terms of investment and their individual contribution to GHG abatement is limited.

There is no investment officer to cover real estate investments.

Countries such as China, India and South Africa have simplified their approval processes and raised the investment permit ceiling to make OFDI easier.

The earliest case of OFDI by small enterprises is the

The budgetary situation in many countries limits public investment in this area.

First, Peru is promoting the limitation of defence spending at the regional level in order to release resources for social investment.

Currently, the investment section has six investment officers who cover global equity markets and fixed income investments.

Several reforms had already been implemented and would be pursued.

Much of the recent expansion of FDI had been due to the liberalization of policies related to FDI, mainly in the form of removing restrictions on the entry of, and strengthening standards of treatment for, foreign investment.

It should not be forgotten that the market had its own limitations and that investment was not always attuned to development needs.

2.1 The authors were the owners of a limited company, SARL Deperraz Electricité, and of a property investment partnership, SCI Le Praley.