But, even in that dire scenario, gold might be a poor investment.

Weakened by the virus, the plants turned out to be a poor investment.

Some participants argued that oftentimes foreign direct investment did not benefit the poor.

Political instability and poor governance are major contributors to the poor climate for investment, as are corruption and law and order problems.

For poor regions, investment in equipment and training would have to come from wealthier counterparts.

Poor global market prices and lack of investment have severely limited the sector after independence.

This is costly for poor economies, which could better use the resources for investment and consumption.

Investment in nutrition is investment in generations of children in poor communities, and the summit must place women and mothers at the center of proposed solutions.

Declining investment rates represent the principal cause behind poor economic performance as they were on average 4 per cent below the investment rates for the developing world.

Moreover, Russia s demographic crisis continues, sustained by poor public health and inadequate investment in a social safety net.

Although public investment has been on the rise, the country s poor infrastructure remains a barrier to higher growth.

However, it was also argued by some participants that foreign direct investment often did not benefit the poor.

where you give the guaranteed price for investment in renewable energy, but you can subsidize electricity to poor people.

Fourth, the world s poor regions need to be seen as investment opportunities, not as threats or places to ignore.

Increased investment in environmentally sustainable water, sanitation and human settlements programmes has multiple dividends benefiting women, the poor and the environment.

To understand what is going on, we need a different explanation of what keeps investment and growth low in most poor nations.

Issues of poor productive investment and policies for growth with equity, with special emphasis on expanding employment opportunities, should be urgently addressed.

Other analysts point to the increasing returns that accompany greater concentration of investment a force that works to the disadvantage of poor countries.

This is particularly important for poorer and smaller developing countries in which domestic consumption and investment is a poor substitute for global demand.

Governments, however, need to understand the barriers to investment regulatory failures weak enablers, including financial and human capital poor infrastructure and substandard technology.

It will also play a catalytic and preparatory role in leveraging domestic investment for slum upgrading and other pro poor human settlements development.

Fifth, increased investment in rural areas, provided for in the government s rescue plan, will help narrow the gap between urban rich and rural poor.

The inability of backward domestic financial systems to allocate investment efficiently is a big factor pushing funds out of poor countries and into the US.

We also stress the role of civil society and women in development and the need for poor people to have access to credit and investment.

In countries with a poor business environment, special economic zones or industrial parks can facilitate firm entry, foreign direct investment, and the formation of industrial clusters.

There are many investment barriers in Malawi, which the government has failed to address, including high service costs and poor infrastructure for power, water, and telecommunications.

One of the most daunting challenges for poor countries is the need to accumulate investment capital under conditions of low savings without incurring too much foreign debt.

This could involve a combination of targeting the sanitation needs of the poor and increasing support for hygiene education, which can leverage domestic sanitation demand and investment.

Poor people live in poor neighborhoods with poor schools.

Poor Palestine. Poor Israel.

Indeed, this was the nineteenth century pattern. A system of foreign investment, pivoting on London, channeled the savings of rich (or surplus) countries to the poor (or deficit) countries.

UNICEF will also promote commodity subventions as a front loaded investment for global public goods that are in short supply and can save the lives of children in poor countries.

The revamped growth compact would more effectively allocate European resources and increase the flexibility of permanent transfers from rich to poor countries provided that the money is used for productive investment.

Indeed, whereas agricultural trade issues put rich and poor countries national interests on a collision course, promoting investment flows to the developing world could unify all countries around a shared objective.

Life expectancy continues to decline investment in infrastructure, research, and education are stunted the economy is barely able to compete internationally and the social divide between poor and rich is deepening.

I disagree with those who assert Ethiopia and other African nations of similar income level s are too burdened with governance, poverty, and poor investment climates to exit the poverty trap.

(b) Assist Governments of developing countries in their efforts to create an enabling regulatory environment for public private partnerships and investment in enterprises and projects providing basic services to the poor

Poor people spend money reasonably effectively on investment as well as on consumption. Food and other basic goods are bought benefiting the local economy nutrition improves, and kids attend school for longer.

Higher investment and social spending in poor countries will stimulate the entire world economy, spur economic development, and promote environmental sustainability through investments in renewable energy, efficient water use, and sustainable agriculture.

By financing a much higher level of investment in the next few years, rich countries would give poor countries the chance to achieve economic growth promising an eventual end to further aid.

Stressing that corporations could profitably conduct business with the poor, she gave several examples of private sector investment in social infrastructure contributing positively to the socio economic development of host developing countries.

On the micro side, too little public investment means poor infrastructure and high export costs. Brazil has none of neighboring Argentina s hefty export taxes, but its heavy transport costs have the same effect.

The lesson for other developing countries is that spending on the poor for health, education, safe drinking water, electricity, and the like, is not simply pandering it is a serious and productive investment.

Instead of hearing more lectures from the IMF about cutting budgets, poor countries need larger budgets to pay for the required investments roads, power supplies, ports, schools, and health clinics to jump start economic growth. The IMF should spend less time telling the poorest of the poor to cut their spending, and more time telling rich countries to give more money to help the poor meet their investment needs.

This treaty improved the investment climate and encouraged investment.