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Second, the practice of patent holding companies have changed.

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.

They also help companies take informed business and investment decisions.

This may involve the acquisition of shareholdings, the establishment of subsidiaries, holding companies, etc.

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

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

Article 33 Joint stock insurance companies, joint stock insurance holding (group) companies, exclusively foreign funded insurance companies and Sino foreign joint venture insurance companies shall be subject to the present Guidelines, while exclusively state owned insurance companies, branches of foreign insurance companies and insurance assets management companies shall be under the present Guidelines by analogy.

Other companies in the holding company were still in the country, but involved in exclusively economic activities.

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.

It was, however, part of a holding company, Strategic Resources Corporation (SRC), which included companies with various social purposes that provided different economic services.

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.

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

(b) General review of the portfolio in terms of average holding in relation to the size of the markets and the size of the companies

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.

Dictators like Saddam make their living by selling their oil, not by holding it in the ground. Perhaps, though, Saddam was too eager to sell oil concessions to French, Russian, and Italian companies rather than British and US companies.

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

In so doing, that company, like the foreign companies holding fishing licences, were accomplices in the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by the Kingdom of Morocco.

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.

Under this item, the Commission will hold a joint session with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), which is holding its tenth annual conference the World Investment Conference 2005 in parallel with the Commission.

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.