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It won't be good for foreign investment not now. The political uncertainty is too great.


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It won't be good for foreign investment. The political uncertainty is too great.
BEN DIOKNO Our life is a series of moments. Let them all go. Moments. All gathering towards this one.
NOW IS GOOD The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.
KATINKA BARYSCH I'm not an Emontional, but how???
I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has...
DEYTH BANGER The market's...been braced for political uncertainty in Japan and in the U.S., ... Sellers cannot be...
KAZUYUKI NAITO Certainly there's a view that there's too much political uncertainty around the topic, but that kind...
DVAI GHOSE Foreign investors have more lucrative investment sectors to put their money into, but the futures ma...
CHEN XIAODI When we look at investment, it appears to be structurally too low. The political tension will hold d...
GLENN MAGUIRE States are now being forced to join an international beauty contest to compete for foreign investmen...
ZWELINZIMA VAVI This will lower the cost of capital and the investment hurdle rate, make SA more attractive for fore...
JAC LAUBSCHER We depend on foreign investment not only to bridge the gap between what we save and what we consume,...
DAVID MARCHICK They wonder if the authoritarian order may have facilitated economic growth, ... They realize that p...
AVERY GOLDSTEIN There is a crisis in the country's money and foreign exchange market. We are not sure whether growth...
MA MOMEN Tomorrow is promised to no one. Prioritize today accordingly.
GINA GREENLEE The message should be to encourage foreign investment and they (investors) will obviously not be enc...
ERIC BLOCH The policy of continuing to attract foreign investment will not change.
HU JINGYAN If we see uncertainty easing, we expect investment to come back. It would be a boost to the economy.
IRENE CHEUNG The public utility sector will be a key area for attracting foreign investment in the coming five ye...
LIU JINPING For many years, Mexico was not a desirable place for investors because it was very reactionary to po...
JAVIER VIVEROS It certainly is a possibility. It's a great investment, but that's all it is right now.
DANA MCCLINTOCK We want to refocus Nigeria to make sure that basic infrastructure is provided. The environment is cr...
GOODLUCK JONATHAN There is still room for the real to gain. The Fed comments increased foreign investment into Brazil.
ALEXANDRE VASARHELYI Do not be afraid of failure, it is part of the learning process
SOTONYE ANGA As far as the political situation is concerned, I think we've got uncertainty that's going to last f...
ANDREW STOTZ Too good for great things and too great for good.
THOMAS FULLER The idea is to hurt India's capacity for growth and development, its capacity to attract foreign inv...
AJAI SAHNI We will have an economy based on solidarity and reciprocity. We do not dismiss the presence of forei...
EVO MORALES If it takes a long time to finish this case, it's not encouraging foreign investment in Korea.
HANK MORRIS If the best is possible, than good is never enough and only do the best.
ROBERT SIAHAAN The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in ...
EVAN G. GALBRAITH Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters.
JEFFREY FRY By this I mean that a political society does not live to conduct foreign policy; it would be more co...
GEORGE F. KENNAN Uncertainty is seen to retard investment independently of considerations of risk or expected return.
BEN BERNANKE Be nice wont you?" "I am nice, I'm always nice." "But not too nice. I mean don't make a religion out...
DAVID NICHOLLS He is the owner and editor of (a prominent) investment magazine, ... Staying in the race would not b...
BILL SCHNEIDER There will be more opportunities in cement stocks, because the foreign investment topic will likely ...
ZHANG QI The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", great story, great film.
DEYTH BANGER The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board.
D.M. TIMNEY It has certainly sent many negative signals not only here but internationally.
BENJAMIN DIOKNO The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his o...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI There is uncertainty over the trend of imports of IT (information technology) goods in the US, where...
JUNICHI MAKINO Fresh, clean water cannot be taken for granted. And it is not - water is political, and litigious. T...
MICHAEL BURRY There is so little appreciation of the amount of foreign investment in the U.S..
DAN IKENSON The country’s emphasis on skills development and a supportive investment climate is also key to Ma...
JEFF IMMELT If not for the strong earnings, I think the market would be a lot weaker than it is. But that's not ...
JON BURNHAM The circle is likely to continue due to vibrant buying, investment and foreign trade.
ZHANG LIQUN Government policies aimed at reducing oil demand create another element of uncertainty for producers...
ALI NAIMI For people worried about the Great Recession and the uncertainty of what is coming next, the charact...
ADAM COHEN His purity was too great, his aspiration too high for this poor, miserable world! His great soul is ...
QUEEN VICTORIA I think you're going to have to conclude that Chief Justice Moore has more political baggage than po...
JEAN BROWN Today is about the now, the moment you live in, so do now what you want to do
SOTONYE ANGA It seems to me sad when ... you give a platform to the charlatans. It is doing great damage to the s...
STEPHEN LEWIS There is a knee-jerk reaction to this short-term political concern. But should foreign investors rea...
JAMES LAGO Investment in some industries is expanding too fast, the pattern of distribution of investment among...
MA KAI The country’s emphasis on skills development and a supportive investment climate is also key to Mal...
JEFF IMMELT We are about to move into a new phase when Russian state-controlled energy companies are opened for ...
CHRIS WEAFER No one is coming here for philanthropy. I'll welcome foreign investment, whatever the industry, as l...
DIPANKAR MUKHERJEE One reason for the great year is that Choice provides a great return on investment to franchisees. W...
DAVID PEPPER Black is always a good investment ... You will be able to wear the black you buy now with the trends...
CANDY PRICE Black is always a good investment ... You will be able to wear the black you buy now with the trends...
CANDY PRATTS PRICE I think the government should not prohibit investment in specific sectors. With few exceptions, like...
DAVID MARCHICK The Department of Justice is a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
ALBERTO GONZALES Know your worth and love yourself in such a way that anyone who is no good for you, wont be able to ...
NIKKI ROWE It is not good to be too free. It is not good to have everything one wants.
BLAISE PASCAL It's a story about American combat in a foreign country, ... and it's a heroic story. Right now, not...
JOHN DAHL If you buy smart, it can be a great investment.
HOWARD ROSENKRANTZ American foreign policy, for all its shortcomings, has underpinned political stability around the wo...
MICHAEL MANDELBAUM Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.
ANDY STANLEY The reason African businesses do not thrive past a generation is their lack of a long-term stategy a...
JOSEPH ANNANG SOWAH Everything one has a right to do is not best to be done." Benjamin Franklin
BARBARA W. TUCHMAN President Obama is one of the great political knife-fighters in modern history. He is a failed presi...
BEN SHAPIRO It is very good, Wisehammer, it's very well written, but it's too-too-political. It will be consider...
TIMBERLAKE WERTENBAKER This is a phenomenal decision. The regulatory environment has been the number one uncertainty for th...
HOWARD WENGER The markets could be doing even better. That kind of political noise disturbs the investment environ...
EDUARDO FAVRIN So it can be political unacceptable even if the tax loss isn't that great. This is political and ide...
DAVID PERRY The vicious circle is perfect: foreign debt and foreign investment oblige us to multiply exports tha...
EDUARDO GALEANO The Gulf Coast region does not deserve to be treated as a laboratory for political opportunism or id...
HARRY REID It is no exaggeration to say that Israeli policy in the occupied territories is not simply a matter ...
JOHN DENHAM What will make you a star is in you
SOTONYE ANGA It may not be fair to the public if [the fund's investment strategy] is too conservative. Perhaps pa...
JOSEPH YAM Foreign-born workers do not substitute perfectly for, and therefore do not compete with, most native...
GIOVANNI PERI . . . and now expecting Each hour their great adventurer, from the search Of foreign words.
JOHN MILTON An easy victory for the Socialists is starting to look likely. This would remove political uncertain...
BARBARA NESTOR Entrepreneurs are great at dealing with uncertainty and also very good at minimizing risk. That'...
MOHNISH PABRAI It's a good time to do it. The governor's in great political shape.
BILLY SPARKS It is good that now the fares too have been reduced.
LALITHA SHANMUGASUNDARAM Despite political uncertainty, we are committed to investing in Thailand. We are quite confident in ...
DAIZO ITO It would be easy to assume that the open letter is a symptom of the Internet age. Such is not the ca...
ROXANE GAY Al Qaeda's central political objective is the creation of an Islamic republic, not the progre...
SIMON COTTEE The return on investment is proven in tourism. Promotional spending must not be viewed as a cost; it...
DANN LEWIS I told the prime minister that it is not good for the army to step forward too quickly. It would be ...
GEN. SONDHI BOONYARATKALIN It is what it is, it is what you make it.
JAMES DURBIN This decision came by surprise and is cheering up the market as it will help relieve political uncer...
AMARIT SUKHAVANIJ It's not too good right now. Everything is starting to go up.
ANGELA VEITCH Be as thou wast wont to be.
See as thou wast wont to see.
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE I think the political uncertainty will dominate [the markets] in the next few days.
KOBY AKAI It's time to start thinking about good investment ideas beyond the next couple of months ? don't be ...
HENRY CAVANNA Foreign policy - dealing as it does with the most charged political subjects of all, the safety and ...
ROBERT DALLEK We, Equality 7-2521, were not happy in those year in the Home of the Students. It was not that the l...
AYN RAND This is the situation now, and it is not good for us.
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BENJAMIN DISRAELI There is no gambling like politics. Nothing in which the power of circumstance is more evident.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Many a man thinks he is buying pleasure, when he is really selling himself to it.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Amusement to an observing mind is study.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish gre...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN For the want of a nail, the shoe was lose; for the want of a shoe the horse was lose; and for the wa...
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN I am prepared for the worst, but hope for the best.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN That doctrine of peace at any price has done more mischief than any I can well recall that have been...
BENJAMIN DISRAELI