Data for 1996 2002 refer to total direct investment abroad (D3), which are D2 plus loans granted to affiliates.

For example, the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry maintains databases on structural analysis activities of foreign affiliates in manufacturing and foreign affiliates and trade in services.

This also holds true for transnational corporations (TNCs) that establish foreign affiliates through foreign direct investment (FDI) and, through their global value chains, maintain vast networks of linkages to businesses in developing countries.

D) XYZ Corporation s affiliates and anyone it chooses.

In 2001, the largest foreign services affiliates in Uganda included two South African companies (telecom, banking).

Significant FDI from Hong Kong (China) and Singapore is undertaken by foreign affiliates operating in these economies.

There are substantial ideological differences between Gaza s Salafi al Qaeda affiliates and Hamas.

The organization has three kinds of membership affiliates, general membership and life membership.

No big bank was at risk from trading securities then, but the big banks investment banking affiliates were not making money trading and underwriting securities during the Depression, so the banks were willing to surrender that part of their business.

You may see skyscrapers in Addis Ababa, but they are owned by the ruling elites, army officers and their affiliates.

It sets out, inter alia, a framework for measuring activities of multinationals and foreign affiliates trade in goods and services.

A significant proportion of OFDI from Singapore, however, originates from Singapore based affiliates of foreign TNCs.

National City Bank and Chase National Bank had already announced that they were liquidating their securities affiliates.

Other supportive measures include streamlining OFDI approval procedures and the conditions governing equity ownership of affiliates abroad.

The companies are the local affiliates of Air Liquide (France), Praxair (United States), AGA (Germany) and Indura (Chile).

This cooperation has resulted in the training of highly qualified researchers who could find employment both in local institutes and firms and in affiliates of French TNCs.

An investment in youth is an investment in the future.

Indeed, killing violent Islamists and al Qaeda affiliates is applauded by the international community, especially the United States, as success in the war on terrorism.

Anarchy, banditry, and terrorism by Al Qaeda affiliates and wannabes, exhibited in Algerian gas fields and Mali, may develop into more than a lethal nuisance.

In certain countries regions, such as the United States, local news is provided on local commercial broadcasting channels (some of which are television network affiliates).

The affiliates include large groups of farmers, women leaders and young people from different parts of the state of Rajasthan.

While direct employment creation is obvious, the more indirect impact that foreign affiliates can have on employment through, for example, linkages with local companies is often overlooked. Indeed, there are examples to show that multiplier employment effects can be even higher than the employment creation effect of the investment itself (ibid).

They have affiliates in many countries and are trying to expand their reach. These are not opinions to be debated these are facts to be dealt with.

The US is not waging a war against terrorism it is at war against a specific network, al Qaida, and its affiliates.

These principles applied not just to the companies receiving funding from the fund, but also to their affiliates abroad and their subcontractors.

The investment policy reviews and investment guides produced by UNCTAD had been valuable in improving the investment policy environment in those countries.

Al Qaeda affiliates will target US regional interests in the hope that the blame falls on Iran and its militant proxies providing a pretext for US military confrontation.

PSI has taken the lead, with national affiliates, in information and organizational campaigns to build awareness and expose the fallacies associated with the privatization and downgrading of services.

But, according to the Bundesbank, net investment abroad (including financial investment) has already roughly matched domestic investment in recent years.

Indian call centres and business process outsourcing companies are now setting up foreign affiliates in the Philippines and Mexico, accessing specific labour talent, language skills, cost advantages and markets.

Investment in developing countries

Investment in human development

Investment in developing countries

Accordingly, the development of supply chains may not only benefit the foreign affiliates but also increase the productive and export capacity of host countries.

But in any investment decision, the key question is, What is my alternative investment?

Beyond the ballot box, violent, inequality driven protests are on the rise, as citizens step outside the ANC and its affiliates to demand economic improvements.

The key to successful increased investment in water infrastructure is an equally increased investment in water institutions.

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But it would be wrong to limit concern merely to a part of Africa Al Qaida and its affiliates seek to establish themselves and grow in all parts of the world.

So defense investment is also investment in security and stability, in diplomacy and cooperation, and in technology and innovation.

The panellist from Pakistan gave an overview of his country's investment climate, pointing to sectors in which investment had occurred and those in which more investment was needed.

Annual investment in equipment increased by 7.7 in 2006, while overall investment, including construction, was up by 5 .

Syrian blogger Anas Qtiesh wrote a post about the findings that clearly show that the fake statement and website were easily traced back to regime affiliates.

In 2004, China's direct investment in Africa reached 135 million, a record high for China's annual direct investment in Africa.

In terms of investment promotion strategies, investment promotion agencies (IPAs) are mainly focused on investors based in developed countries.