21.   The Irish Farmers Association said a merger could free up money for needed investment.

22.   The uncertainty has caused delays in desperately needed foreign investment in Russian industry and technology.

23.   What it will do is provide Goldman with needed investments in stocks and bonds.

24.   Outlining the achievements of his trip, Chavez emphasized that he succeeded in promoting badly needed foreign investment in this oil-rich yet poverty stricken South American nation.

25.   Patel also warned that such arrests could threaten badly needed foreign investment in the country.

26.   A Chavez ally, Congressman Tarek William Saab, defended the trip, saying it will bring Venezuela millions of dollars in needed investment.

27.   A peace treaty could give the economy a further boost by bringing in badly needed investments from overseas.

28.   A National Party withdrawal from the government would stall progress toward redressing the discrimination of the apartheid era and harm efforts to attract needed foreign investment.

29.   A National Party withdrawal would stall progress toward redressing the discrimination of the apartheid era and harm efforts to attract needed foreign investment.

30.   A senior U.S. official urged Turkey on Wednesday to create a transparent business environment to attract much-needed foreign investment.