They also help companies take informed business and investment decisions.

Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Singaporean companies has a long history.

Investment and technology choices made by companies are shaping the global economy.

China is providing investment insurance and tax breaks to companies that invest abroad.

An enabling environment encourages entrepreneurship, allows local companies to thrive and attracts foreign investment.

In addition to participating directly in financing investments, IDC helps companies identify investment opportunities abroad.

These instruments include tax exemption on income remitted into the country by Malaysian companies investing overseas, the provision of investment guarantees and investment promotion missions abroad.

Registered investment companies and investment advisers are required to adopt strong compliance controls, managed by a chief risk officer and administered by a chief compliance officer.

UNCTAD and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) launched in March 2005 a Joint African Investment Initiative to encourage greater investment by Japanese companies in Africa.

Governments and pharmaceutical companies should increase investment in order to provide affordable treatments to people in developing countries.

European companies in the relevant sectors are thus expected to make up a significant part of CDM investment.

Foreign investment in Croatia was constitutionally protected and regulated under the law on trading companies and other provisions.

Second, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) must screen investments in or acquisitions of US companies by foreign companies, including Chinese companies, for national security risks. Such screening is a common and justifiable practice around the world.

Companies such as Airbus S.A.S. and French oil giant Total have cancelled billions of dollars in investment in Iran.

We will work together with Irish industry and partner companies in Africa to promote trade, investment and technology transfer.

Fundline includes portfolio investment funds, private equity funds and companies, venture capital funds, mutual funds and other equity vehicles.

Reducing the tax rate for companies substantially, while eliminating targeted business tax preferences and broadening the corporate tax base, would increase both investment and workers wages. Allowing multinational companies to repatriate overseas profits without paying additional US tax would also bolster investment and job creation at home.

To be sure, the fact that companies are holding on to their cash, rather than paying it out in dividends, signals that they expect investment opportunities to return a far more positive situation than in Japan, for example, where companies lack cash to invest. But European companies remain hesitant, despite low interest rates, keeping private investment well below its previous peak.

This encourages local companies to explore overseas investment opportunities that will enable them to enhance their competitiveness expand and grow.

Uncertainties about the economy are likely to insert an element of caution into companies investment decisions. In short, it is more likely that moderating investment will exacerbate the consumer slowdown than that an acceleration of investment will offset it.

Thus, Malaysian home country measures are closely linked to Malaysian companies and investment in countries in the South East Asian region.

For overseas branches, the net amount due to the local parent companies is taken as an approximation of the magnitude of direct investment.

In addition, a number of initiatives have been launched by several development agencies, private companies and NGOs to encourage investment in developing countries.

17. It was noted that investment by health service providers, including insurance companies, from developed countries in developing countries was a growing trend.

24. In cooperation with other international organisations, development banks, donor agencies, local governments, NGOs and private investment companies, the UNCTAD secretariat has undertaken a census of microbanks worldwide with the aim of identifying potential recipients of private investment funds, as well as appropriate investment instruments.

Lack of information on investment opportunities and the host investment environment (including unfamiliarity with the legal system and OFDI regulations in the host country) is a more serious problem for SMEs than for large companies.

38. With respect to paragraph 50, it was observed that companies wishing to have access to loans provided by investment funds and other so called quot institutional investors quot , such as insurance companies, collective investment schemes (e.g. mutual funds) or pension funds, typically had to fulfil certain requirements, such as having a positive credit rating.

Big companies. Big companies.

In 2010, Chinese direct investment in the EU totaled only 1.3 billion. Today, when governments and companies in Europe are opening their arms to foreign investors, Chinese companies eager for markets, technologies, and diversification should find rich pickings.

By an executive order of 15 March 1995 the President of the United States banned any foreign trade or investment in the Islamic Republic, including the trade in Iranian oil by American companies or their affiliated foreign companies

Companies that try to seize all investment opportunities that come along may not achieve synergies or improve their chances of meeting overall corporate objectives.

Foreign expansion of retailers has been mostly through acquisitions of domestic chains in other countries, some greenfield investment, and joint ventures with local companies.

The security companies registered in South Africa include Combat Force, Investment Surveys, Honey Badger Arms and Ammunition, Shield Security, Kas Enterprises and Longreach Security.

A recent study found that patient shareholders account for a larger portion of the shares of companies that espouse a long term sustainability agenda relative to companies committed to share price maximization. A growing number of investors are looking for responsible investment or impact investment opportunities that promise a mix of both financial and social returns.

Finally, the TPP seeks to bring into the ambit of a trade and investment agreement new and emerging issues. These include trade and investment in innovative products and services, including digital technologies, and ensuring state owned enterprises compete fairly with private companies and do not distort competition in ways that put US companies and workers at a disadvantage.

For example, outward investment by Indian companies is expanding fast. Some believe that this is a natural development for a rising power, but critics view outward investment as a reflection of the scarcity of opportunities at home.

All companies die, all companies.

In some developing countries, such as Ghana, India, Lebanon and Nigeria, there are positive trends with evidence of companies considering philanthropic activities as social investment.

General measures that are particularly relevant include those regulating establishment, operation of companies, the environment, foreign investment, taxation, building codes, real estate and land ownership.

Other complementary sources of equity capital may include investment funds and other so called institutional investors such as insurance companies, mutual funds or pension funds.

35. Japan gives priority to the countries in which Japanese companies have decided to carry out productive investment programmes, such as the Philippines and Thailand.

Foreign direct investment accounts by more than 1,000 overseas companies translates into 145,000 jobs in Ireland, 70 of total exports, and 2.8 billion in corporate tax receipts. These companies spend 16 billion per year on goods, services, and wages in Ireland.

New ways to borrow and to spread risk seemed to have little downside. More competition for investment banking oligarchs from commercial bankers and insurance companies with deep pockets seemed likely to reduce the investment banking industry s unconscionable profits.

During the last decade, the distribution sector has become increasingly globalized, with companies disaggregating their value chain for sourcing or expanding through investment into other countries.

In addition, fostering linkages between foreign and domestic companies is a crucial component of a policy that aims to maximize the beneficial effects of foreign direct investment.