Divest in a Better Future

This followed a worldwide trend to divest from developing countries that year.

The world must completely divest itself of mindsets and vestiges reminiscent of imperialistic tendencies that appear to linger in various forms.

They have launched a divestment campaign that has now convinced, I think, 55 universities in 22 states to divest their holdings of stocks with regard to companies doing business in Sudan.

The challenge for China in the years to come is to divest itself of American debt, and begin investing in the health, education and environmental well being of its own people.

In times of crisis, SWFs not only invest a smaller proportion of their portfolios abroad and divest from some foreign holdings, but the total value of their investments tends to shrink as well.

Effective enforcement of competition law can prevent the likely adverse effects by prohibiting such mergers, allowing them with conditions or issuing divest orders, as may be provided by the relevant competition law provisions.

Other positive signals in the last year have included massive rallies, such as last year s People s Climate March in New York, and the growing movement urging individuals, institutions and businesses to divest from fossil fuels.

SWFs tend to invest in foreign markets more when times are good and security prices are more likely to be inflated, and to divest during market downturns, when divestment offer implies lower than fundamental value security prices.

Representative Ileana Ros Lehtinen has introduced legislation that would require US government pension funds, private pension funds, and mutual funds sold or distributed in the US to divest from companies that invest more than 20 million in Iran.

The Authority warned that the merger would restrict competition in the markets for equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production, and thus the merged company has to divest itself of National Oilwell's Norwegian subsidiaries active in drilling equipment sales and service.