31.   Iliescu has moved slowly on market reforms, and Romania has fallen behind most other Eastern European countries in luring foreign investment.

32.   It even outdueled Argentina, which also is campaigning to lure foreign investments to the Mercosur free-trade zone comprised of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

33.   It is also generous on promises for foreign investors, saying Russia should imitate China, trying to lure private investment instead of borrowing from international lenders.

34.   Last week, the government approved tax holidays for companies using advanced technology to lure new investments.

35.   Netanyahu ventured to Wall Street in July in hopes of luring investment from some of the best-known money houses in the United States.

36.   Officials promised visa exemptions, preferential taxes and other incentives to lure investment for roads, ports, hotels and airports.

37.   On Monday he told Turkish officials the country needed to lift legal obstacles encountered by foreign business and improve human rights to lure more investments.

38.   Since then, the kingdom altered its economic legislation to lure foreign investment and encourage a more active role by the private sector.

39.   Tax breaks and preferential policies have lured foreign investment to major coastal cities, thereby boosting economic growth.

40.   Syria, however, has sought in the past few years to introduce reforms in a bid to lure foreign investment.