At BTG Pactual, the big Brazilian investment bank, which was owned by UBS from 2006 to 2009, Mr Arida says the "ambivalent commitment" of foreign investment banks to the country has been their downfall.
"Argentina really looked like a very attractive market for us, and we believed it was serious in its commitment to foreign investment — until Monday's decision," said Francisco de la Peña, managing director of N2S.
In a response, the Treasury Department said Friday: "We strongly support the longstanding bipartisan U.S. commitment to welcoming foreign investment, consistent with national security.
The rejection was the latest in a series of setbacks for foreign investors in Japan that have raised questions about the country's commitment to welcoming foreign investment and business.
In India, for example, multi-brand retail was excluded from its GATS commitments and has been closed to foreign investment except through minority joint ventures, resulting in very low levels of penetration by transnational supermarket retailers [ 66, 111].
Mr. Mbeki stresses foreign investment, delivery of services to the poor and a commitment to help other predominantly black countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
And since the former monopoly was forced to face competition in both long distance and recently in local service, the government has cited the opening as an example of its commitment to free trade and attracting foreign investment.
As President Obama emphasized in his recent statement reaffirming the United States' commitment to an open investment policy, foreign investment has long made an important contribution to American economic growth and job creation.
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Mr. Wibowo says Indonesia's commitment to the transparency initiative could attract more foreign investment.
