31.   A substantial amount of direct investment is also directed to North America, and to a lesser extent Europe.

32.   A. I think foreign direct investment will go up a lot.

33.   All direct foreign investment in Vietnam needs a license from the State Committee for Investment and Cooperation.

34.   All of the programs allow investors to make direct investments in stocks, in contrast to mutual funds.

35.   Bush and Koizumi also announced a bilateral economic initiative, aimed at promoting growth and discussing economic and regulatory reform, foreign direct investment and market openings.

36.   Business owners say the law puts a heavy burden on employers and is a major deterrent to direct foreign investment.

37.   But they can also be used as a substitute for direct investments to make speculative bets on the performance of a particular market.

38.   But Weill did not rule out a further expansion into private and retail banking or direct investment in an Israeli bank.

39.   But there are no standards on direct foreign investment that make it easy for one company to set up a plant in another country.

40.   But these deals are usually portrayed as partnership agreements or strategic investments, and they usually take the form of a direct investment by the larger company.