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


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It won't be good for foreign investment not now. The political uncertainty is too great.
BENJAMIN DIOKNO The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.
KATINKA BARYSCH Certainly there's a view that there's too much political uncertainty around the topic, but that kind...
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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 This will lower the cost of capital and the investment hurdle rate, make SA more attractive for fore...
JAC LAUBSCHER They wonder if the authoritarian order may have facilitated economic growth, ... They realize that p...
AVERY GOLDSTEIN If we see uncertainty easing, we expect investment to come back. It would be a boost to the economy.
IRENE CHEUNG It's great to be back - I missed it. It was just day three for me, and we're getting better. Ben is ...
HINES WARD The public utility sector will be a key area for attracting foreign investment in the coming five ye...
LIU JINPING 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 The outlook is very good and Ben should be available for selection in three weeks.
PETER COLEMAN 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 depend on foreign investment not only to bridge the gap between what we save and what we consume,...
DAVID MARCHICK The State Department desperately needs to be vigorously harnessed. It has too big a role to play in ...
EVAN G. GALBRAITH Uncertainty is seen to retard investment independently of considerations of risk or expected return.
BEN BERNANKE There will be more opportunities in cement stocks, because the foreign investment topic will likely ...
ZHANG QI The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board.
D.M. TIMNEY There is a crisis in the country's money and foreign exchange market. We are not sure whether growth...
MA MOMEN There is uncertainty over the trend of imports of IT (information technology) goods in the US, where...
JUNICHI MAKINO 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 Whatever the government says about improving infrastructure, building schools and other essential se...
BEN DIOKNO It has certainly sent many negative signals not only here but internationally.
BEN DIOKNO 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...
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ADAM COHEN The message should be to encourage foreign investment and they (investors) will obviously not be enc...
ERIC BLOCH It seems to me sad when ... you give a platform to the charlatans. It is doing great damage to the s...
STEPHEN LEWIS 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 The policy of continuing to attract foreign investment will not change.
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DAVID PEPPER States are now being forced to join an international beauty contest to compete for foreign investmen...
ZWELINZIMA VAVI The Department of Justice is a member of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
ALBERTO GONZALES We will have an economy based on solidarity and reciprocity. We do not dismiss the presence of forei...
EVO MORALES Know your worth and love yourself in such a way that anyone who is no good for you, wont be able to ...
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MICHAEL MANDELBAUM President Obama is one of the great political knife-fighters in modern history. He is a failed presi...
BEN SHAPIRO Foreign investors have more lucrative investment sectors to put their money into, but the futures ma...
CHEN XIAODI 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 Ben was great. The energy he played with for 56 minutes was unreal.
FLIP SAUNDERS By this I mean that a political society does not live to conduct foreign policy; it would be more co...
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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 Despite political uncertainty, we are committed to investing in Thailand. We are quite confident in ...
DAIZO ITO If it takes a long time to finish this case, it's not encouraging foreign investment in Korea.
HANK MORRIS 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 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 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 Foreign policy - dealing as it does with the most charged political subjects of all, the safety and ...
ROBERT DALLEK He is the owner and editor of (a prominent) investment magazine, ... Staying in the race would not b...
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TONY NUNAN These plans can be a really good investment for peace of mind.
AMY GERGELY The $3-billion investment in four projects will employ thousands of people and generate billions of ...
ALAN ROSLING Investment is a driver of future growth and with business expectations for investment at record leve...
DENISE IRONFIELD This will be a major success for EU foreign policy if it can lead to a proper political dialogue on ...
GUNNAR WIEGAND It's a good investment for the state.
CRAIG TUCKER Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great.
FRED A. ALLEN Washington is no place for a good actor. The competition from bad actors is too great.
FRED ALLEN At the moment it is an investment because it is getting good results. The important thing is to see ...
CARLOS GHOSN A good story has things that draw you in, like great management and great fundamentals, ... A good i...
FRANK GANNON In some areas, investment is growing too quickly. Investment growth is still at a high level,
MA KAI The investment in knowledge brings about good interest if you can afford it. When you are too poor, ...
MARIANA FULGER [The consumption tax idea is] at great odds with the political center of the country, ... How do we ...
CLINT STRETCH A figure who receives money from abroad for his political work, and thus serves some foreign interes...
VLADIMIR PUTIN Korea is an open society and we will make sure that there is no restriction on foreign investment in...
LEE MYUNG-BAK If you are among the good fellows chances are that you will be among the blemishes for the wicked ar...
APURVA GAGLANI A great foreclosure property investment often comes about with the co operation of a sound investmen...
ZENG HAN JUN I speak the truth. Not everyone who says they are ready to hear it really are.
MONIKA ZANDS All good art, to me, is uncertainty.
DAVE DAVIES We foresee that this year should be a year of investment and high export growth, therefore we need f...
AMPON KITTIAMPON To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would defin...
GRACE NAPOLITANO I think you're going to have to conclude that Chief Justice Moore has more political baggage than po...
JEAN BROWN This will lead to Singapore acting as a conduit to foreign investment in India.
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HARUO SHIMADA There is a knee-jerk reaction to this short-term political concern. But should foreign investors rea...
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