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  1. Dismal Results at Barnes & Noble

    Wed, 26 Jun 2013

    bounced ahead of your competition." For the first time in 12 years the US has been rated the best country for foreign direct investment . The findings come as more overseas companies boost their US investment plans. Cheaper sources of energy are

  2. Mexico Will Be Latin America’s Tech Leader

    Tue, 25 Jun 2013

    economic growth—during a period of relative global stagnation in the last 5 years—has attracted billions in foreign direct investment . Domestic investment is also rising, but investors haven’t yet injected much capital into the tech sector

  3. 57 Terrible Consequences of the Sequester

    Wed, 20 Feb 2013

    BEA will have to terminate work on key programs that help businesses and communities better understand GDP, foreign direct investment , and the impact of changes to economic activity within a specific regional economy (e.g., the economic

  4. Today in Pictures: Fire Jumping, Spring Foam Party, Rabbi's Funeral, Bus Crash, Tigers and Fountains

    Wed, 14 Mar 2012

    price hike on essential commodities as well as rampant corruption. The placard, partly seen, reads "Stop Foreign Direct Investment ." (Saurabh Das/AP Photo) Delegates in ethnic minority attire arrive for the closing session of the National

  5. White House Touts Growing Foreign Direct Investment In The U.S.

    Mon, 20 Jun 2011

    White House is touting foreign direct investment in the U.S. in an effort create long-term growth. Foreign direct investment in the U.S. rebounded here at home, promoting foreign direct investment is an important opportunity

  6. Chamber of Commerce: The White House Wants Our Donor Lists So Its Allies Can Intimidate Our Donors

    Wed, 13 Oct 2010

    substantial, they comply with all the same laws and regulations as, uh, American companies. We strongly favor foreign direct investment in the United States. So we're not troubled by that. It seems to me we've got an administration that in

News

  1. World Bank cuts 2009 global growth forecast

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    to developing countries plunged by an estimated 39% in 2008 to $707 billion, the World Bank said. It said foreign direct investment in developing countries is projected to drop 30% this year to $385 billion. Eastern Europe and Central Asia

  2. U.S. woes still tug on world economies

    Mon, 9 Feb 2009

    European economy, a key export market. But he says Turkey's strong fundamentals and its attractiveness to foreign direct investment will help the country ride out the crisis. "Everybody is talking about whether the U.S. is going into recession

  3. U.N.: Don't Leave Poor Countries in the Cold

    Wed, 15 Oct 2008

    also feel the financial crisis at the macro level. "Borrowing, bank lending, official development aid, foreign direct investment and workers' remittances -- all may be compromised by a deepening financial crisis," he said. Diouf reminded

  4. IN DUBAI GOOD TIMES STILL ROLL, BUT NOT SO FAST

    Fri, 19 Sep 2008

    were down. Literally billions of dollars in value were wiped out. We’re seeing an outflow of capital, with foreign direct investment leaving these economies because it’s needed elsewhere. In the opposite direction, there’s an influx of

  5. Egypt's economy soars; so does misery

    Wed, 14 May 2008

    been pouring funds into the Arab world's most-populous country. From just $450 million five years ago, foreign direct investment rose to more than $10 billion last year. One key: Egypt has been among the principal beneficiaries of a torrent

  6. Vietnam living its own Asian success story

    Tue, 4 Dec 2007

    consumers is drawing the gaze of multinational corporations, long mesmerized by China's much larger market. Foreign direct investment exceeded $10 billion last year and is on pace to top $12 billion this year, thanks in part to Vietnam's

  7. Argentina's snub of conventional wisdom pays off

    Wed, 7 Nov 2007

    debt default, has discouraged major corporations from putting down roots here. The past three years, annual foreign direct investment has averaged just $4.8 billion, well below the double-digit levels of the 1990s. Beatrice Nofal, president

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Videos

  1. Taoiseach Kenny: 'Ireland's Open For Business'

    Thu, 17 Mar 2011

    business. And we continue to be open for business to the United States. We appreciate the investments. So much foreign direct investment from the US to a country. like previous centuries we come bearing gifts is. There are many other companies

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    for business to the United States. We appreciate the investments. So much foreign direct investment from the US to a country. -- -- like previous centuries we come bearing gifts is. There are many other companies operating

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