Sufficient and effective investment of resources in reform

Recognizing the need for adequate financial resources to increase investment in human resources development,

That would free up much needed resources for investment in development.

Our development has also been sustained by consistent investment in human resources.

Much intra African investment from South Africa is in mining and other natural resources.

To increase investment in infrastructure, facilities, equipment and human resources in the health sector.

(1)Having no available financial resources to continuously provide funds to the financial asset investment so as to hold the financial asset investment until its maturity

OFDI has been driven largely by investment in resources as well as by investment opportunities in neighbouring countries as a result of privatizations (e.g. in Mozambique).

All payments made in reimbursement of sums allocated from the Fund's resources and income from investment of its capital are added to its resources.

We need to provide better focused public investment and improve the quality of external resources if we are to promote trade and investment on more equitable terms.

We believe that investment in human resources is an important element of aid to the continent.

As one speaker put it, this required significant resources, but had proven to be a great investment.

The resources request for the investment team are to build up its capacity to implement the following recommendations

Under investment cost, the Secretary Chief Executive Officer explained that the additional resources requested were directly linked to the recommendations made in the report of Deloitte and Touche on the investment process, operations and organization of the Investment Management Service.

The task of coordinating such a group is large and requires the investment of appropriate human and financial resources.

The methodology is quite demanding in terms of quantitative work and would require an important investment in human resources.

Such investment provides a package of resources, including capital, knowledge and technology, as well as employment opportunities and access to markets.

This approach should also take account of increased investment from the countries' own resources in sectors related to desertification control.34.

These measures also contribute to more efficient use of ODA, which can in turn further leverage foreign direct investment, trade and domestic resources.

We deplore the conditionalities applied to structural adjustment programmes, which compel countries to open their markets and their natural resources to foreign investment.

The Investment Management Service of the Fund stated that it would request the necessary resources in the budget for the 2006 2007 biennium.

The Secretary General's report on human resources development (A 60 318) had noted that escaping the poverty trap required investment in basic infrastructure and human resources that developing countries could not undertake without international assistance.

Secondly, recognizing the need to mobilize international resources for development and to create a supportive environment for those foreign direct investment flows, CARICOM member States, at the national level, have been seeking to reform the investment policy framework, despite being constrained by the higher risk associated with investment in small States.

In a globalized world, partnerships were clearly crucial, and additional resources had to be secured through external debt relief, an improved global trading system, increased ODA and both foreign direct investment and mobilization of domestic resources.

Promoting the investment climate to enable the private sector to realize the opportunities given by the largely unexploited resources in the food processing sector

If sustainable forest management is to compete successfully for resources, strong domestic strategic decisions and policy measures are needed to create an attractive investment environment.

In that way, we can make investment and social spending sustainable in the medium and long term and thereby reduce our dependence on external resources.

The various themes of the framework included trade policy, competition policy, investment policy, tax policy, corporate governance, public governance, infrastructure development and human resources development.

(b) All investment transactions, including the withdrawal of invested resources, require the authorization and signature of two officials designated for that purpose by the Registrar.

Today s leaders must show similar wisdom and vision, supporting the OSCE s efforts to revitalize the principles of the Helsinki accord. This will require increased investment of both financial resources and political capital and a shared commitment to put that investment to good use.

The financial resources required for achieving sustainable forest management are often beyond the capacity of Governments, and there is an increasing need for private sector investment.

The geographic location of Benin, its membership in ECOWAS, its close business ties with Nigeria, and its natural resources highlighted the investment potential of the country.

The technology for obtaining investment information is constantly being upgraded the resources requested would provide coverage for the existing systems and maintenance of equipment already purchased.

We have long recognized that export trade is the most sustainable source of resources for development as well as the best stimulant to investment and employment.

UNCTAD's BioTrade Initiative supports sustainable development through trade and investment in biological resources in line with the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

In Africa, several countries emphasize their willingness to improve the efficiency of the funding mechanisms for measures to manage natural resources and local development (rural credit, village investment funds, tax rebates, taxes on the exploitation of natural resources, etc.).

(c) The Investment Management Service should conduct a cost benefit analysis of the options of (i) outsourcing the investment management service to reduce operational risk, or (ii) increasing the number of investment staff to ensure adequate resources and back up availability, and report the results of the review to the Pension Board for its consideration (AS2003 801 02 014)

Urges Member States to continue to take the necessary steps to mobilize internal resources in the form of stocks and shares and to facilitate the optimal utilization of such resources in profitable investment projects both in public and private sectors.

There is a clear consensus in Africa and in the development community in general, that massive investment in Africa's human resources is a necessary condition for development.

Addressing these needs will involve considerable investment from national resources, international development assistance and public private partnerships as well as capacity building and institutional and policy reform.

Despite some recent diversification, investment flows have been heavily tilted to construction of oil and gas pipelines and other large international projects. Moreover, military expenditure has increased from 1 to 7 of GDP since 2003, drawing resources away from human development into unproductive investment.

Projects aimed at maximizing the potential of remittances must include women, and they needed access to financial management and investment, credit, training in microenterprise management and other resources.

He noted that even though FDI inflows into Africa had increased in 2003 and 2004, most of this increase was accounted for by investment in natural resources exploitation.

Trade policies should be integrated into a holistic framework covering the various aspects of the development process, such as savings and investment, macroeconomic stability and human resources development.

IOM had developed several programmes to foster such ties, enhancing the mobility of people and resources, which translated into returns, investment and establishment of microenterprises and job creation.