11. Critics of the system have contended that many routes were built for reasons of political prestige, with little regard to whether the investments made financial sense. 12. Does the investment make sense? 13. Equity investments may still make sense for long-term investors. 14. Explaining the change, Vanguard said that short-term investments make it difficult to maintain a competitive yield and result in heavy transaction costs for the fund. 15. Executives at Honda and Nissan said the investments would make them more competitive in the North American markets. 16. He declined to give estimates of how much profit the investment could make. 17. He said the sale of Brazilian assets and foreign investments will make the difference for Brazil. 18. How will an investment make money? 19. It takes an investment to make an impact. 20. Low-income countries must be granted greater flexibility to apply WTO commitments in areas that require large investments to make them consistent with development priorities. |