11.   Authorities also abolished a requirement that investors leave their investment capital in the country for at least three months.

12.   Billions of dollars of investment capital have poured into the industry, resulting in the creation of a host of high-tech start-ups.

13.   A fall in the dollar makes yen-denominated assets such as government bonds more attractive for foreign investors and slows the flow of Japanese investment capital overseas.

14.   A rise in the dollar makes yen-denominated investments less attractive for foreigners and quickens the flow of Japanese investment capital overseas.

15.   A rising yen makes investments denominated in the Japanese currency more attractive for foreign investors and slows the flow of Japanese investment capital overseas.

16.   But barter also reflects gritty determination to get by without the bank credits and investment capital that fuel Western-style capitalism.

17.   But it is not just a lack of investment capital that deters him.

18.   But new owners have an incentive and a market opportunity to improve properties that have not seen much in the way of investment capital for years.

19.   Companies are not suffering from a lack of investment capital, economists said.

20.   DDI, which is bringing most of the debt to the new company, lacked the investment capital needed.