(South Korea has been investment grade for years.)

While corporate coffers hold mountains of cash, private investment stagnates.

Mr. Michael Mortimore, Chief, Investment and Corporate Strategies, ECLAC, Santiago, Chile

The role that corporate transparency plays in investment decisions was recognized.

True, India s government must now consider growing threats to the country s investment grade credit rating.

Moody's For Moody's, a bond is considered investment grade if its credit rating is Baa3 or higher.

The higher interest rates would also apply to corporate bonds and bank loans, weakening business investment.

Why would two women who were enjoying successful careers in investment banking in the corporate sector

Investment Opportunities and Corporate Responsibility How Can Developing Countries and in Particular LDCs Better Benefit from FDI?

Roundtable on Corporate Transparency and Investment (Summary), UNCTAD XI, São Paulo, 14 June 2004 (TD L.374)

Focusing on the legal dimension of corporate responsibilities in the field of economic development, he said that trends in investment arbitration case law suggested that certain corporate conduct obligations were inherent in the protective principles found in international investment agreements.

Even though the markets seem to be anticipating substantial levels of quantitative easing, US corporate investment remains subdued.

Investment has been discouraged by the rejection of corporate culture, social and political tension, and uncertainty about the reforms.

An investment grade rating reflects the credit rating agencies' belief that the probability of payment of the bond is high and the financial risk associated with the investment is low.

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It was noted that improving the ratings of debt issuance to investment grade by securitization and other mechanisms could lead to opening the door to large global pools of institutional investment.

The same negative effect on the current account could occur if the corporate sector increases its rate of investment in plant and equipment or reduces corporate saving by paying higher wages or dividends.

Instead of cutting proven tax incentives for business investment, the US should offset at least some of the revenue losses from a lower corporate tax rate by raising tax rates on corporate shareholders.

Issues that could be addressed in this connection concern further corporate involvement in overcoming information market failures with regard to investment and business opportunities in developing countries and corporate participation in risk mitigation schemes.

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Finally, it was underlined that good corporate governance and transparency improve investor confidence, reduce the cost of investment and help to develop capital markets by mobilizing both domestic and foreign investment.

It's two fifth grade classes and two seventh grade classes.

Brazil s financial good behavior was rewarded as recently as April of this year when Standard Poor s raised its credit rating to investment grade.

SK It's two fifth grade classes and two seventh grade classes.

So, let's dial this back. That's what? Fifth grade? Fourth grade?

SK It's two fifth grade classes and two seventh grade classes.

SK It's two fifth grade classes and two seventh grade classes.

Grade one. I put my 2 bob on grade one everytime.

The economy can then use household savings (with appropriate financial intermediation) to finance corporate and government investment, rather than the US government.

This apparent paradox is explained by a combination of high corporate saving and low levels of residential and non residential fixed investment.

Clearly, the Fed s objective is to increase bond prices, in the hope that lower long term interest rates will propel corporate investment.

Microeconomic factors for investment site selection included the corporate tax structure, trade and customs regimes, the labour market situation and financial infrastructure.

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