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

Intra State conflicts are a key reason for the lack of security, of investment and of development.

Aid is not charity it is an investment in peace, security and human solidarity.

We are thankful for the increased attention of Security Council members and for their increased investment in us.

Indeed, India s growing influence and investment in Afghanistan is disturbing to Pakistan s national security apparatus.

This requires improved security, inflows of aid and investment, and the curtailment of land expropriations that deny the promise of statehood.

Investment in agricultural and rural development is therefore vital to food security and sustainable economic development.

State subsidies and transfers have boosted private incomes, but often at the expense of investment in transport, security, and utilities.

The uncertain security situation, together with underdeveloped legal and regulatory frameworks, continues to discourage private sector investment.

A private sector participant noted that the main weaknesses of the investment climate in Benin were the lack of coordination between government ministries, the lack of clarity and security about ownership rights, and the strict investment code and procedures.

Unfortunately, there is often a conflict between long term investment directed against climate change and short term food security.

The fact is that our way of life is predicated on security and stability, without which investment withers, employment collapses, and economies shrink.

Investment in security technologies is currently at a less than optimal level and governments in developed and developing countries are increasingly feeling the need to address information security issues.

The agenda is virtually limitless, including trade and investment, energy and climate change, and confidence building in the security sphere.

By enabling farmers to increase their output and incomes, smallholder inclusive private investment can bolster economic growth and food security.

While some of the improvements were of a one time investment type, a significant element of the package represented an increase in security personnel on duty.

Mr. Darmawan Djajusman, Director of Investment Deregulation, Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia

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(d) In view of the size and diversification of the investment portfolio, the Investment Management Service should increase the number of investment managers or review the possibility of hiring additional discretionary investment advisers (AS2001 95 1 14)

It was precisely to assess the impact of deals with countries like China on national security that Congress established the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.

The many sectoral meetings of ministers which it organized addressed economic, financial and social issues, from migration and social security to promoting investment and alleviating external debt.

He will have to praise privatization of Social Security and argue that individuals will make prudent and wise investment decisions with this baseline tranche of their potential retirement resources.

Profitability index (PI), also known as profit investment ratio (PIR) and value investment ratio (VIR), is the ratio of payoff to investment of a proposed project.

Europe s lack of a collective defense strategy, together with declining investment in military capacity, is also a serious obstacle to its continuing global influence as a security actor.

In addition, SADC is focusing on increasing sustainable agricultural financing and investment in line with the African Union Maputo Declaration on Agriculture and Food Security of July 2003.

This treaty improved the investment climate and encouraged investment.

The country is also rich in gold, copper and other minerals. Unfortunately due to security threats there has been little investment made in Afghanistan's land.

It undermines possibilities of investment.

Investment Policy Review of Colombia.

A WIO could encourage transparency on the part of investors, determine when national security is a legitimate reason for prohibiting or limiting investment, and establish a dispute resolution mechanism.

An investment in youth is an investment in the future.

Investment promotion The Advisory Service on Investment and Training (ASIT)

There are limits to outward investment, lack of insurance for outward investment, and exchange rate controls.

Haiti now needs both to restore security and to implement investment and aid in order to lay the foundations for the country's reconstruction and the strengthening of the rule of law.

Widespread access to, and knowledge of, the legal regime, and appropriate enforcement have emerged as critical issues for sustainable land management, security of tenure and a much needed investment enhancing framework.

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

An emphasis on investment protection could establish de facto international standards that ensure legal security for investors while providing sufficient scope for governments legitimate regulatory interests.

This link between security, democracy, and human development has since been broken and needs to be restored through investment in good governance, regional development, and education.

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.

Investment policies should extend to both domestic and foreign direct investment.

International investment disputes arising from investment agreements are on the rise, at times involving tens of millions of dollars.

Also driving China s high investment rate is the declining efficiency of investment capital, reflected in China s high incremental capital output ratio (annual investment divided by annual output growth).

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.

Investment suffered.

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