• But the London LEP was considerably delayed, lagging behind other regions, meaning City Hall investment in measures to aid the economy have stalled.

    BBC: Ministers criticise mayor Boris Johnson over ?111m fund

  • The report said the hospital had made an "investment in measures to control legionella" including the introduction of a silver and copper ionisation disinfection system, to replace its chlorine dioxide one.

    BBC: 'Legionella concerns' remain at Basildon hospital

  • But they have also argued that there will have to be major improvements to public transport and increased investment in measures to encourage drivers to leave the car at home and walk or cycle instead.

    BBC: Plan for electric car charging points across Scotland

  • "For years we gave been pointing out the benefits to society that would come with a sustained investment in green measures like renewable energy and energy efficiency, " she said.

    BBC: Greens 'more relevant than ever'

  • "Chancellor Merkel's coalition government has made an important contribution to the economic upswing by introducing investment programmes for energy-saving technologies, and measures to encourage small business investment, " said Gustav Horn, director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute.

    BBC: NEWS | Europe | Merkel in lead role on G8 stage

  • One, "investment value, " measures the worth of all the cash a company will generate now and in the future.

    WSJ: Intelligent Investor: Don't Bet the House on Efficient-Market Model

  • Although the arguments about access to drugs through parallel imports and compulsory-licensing agreements may have some theoretical validity, the disincentive to investment provided by such measures is massive.

    ECONOMIST: Homeward bound?

  • This means: enhancing transparency on gas prices and flows (collecting data and making it widely available), improving the interconnection between markets, creating liquid trading hubs and providing clear and stable regulation for infrastructure investment, among other measures.

    BBC: Europe charts new gas future

  • The participants observed that there is need to have significant investment in the structural measures for flood management, for example, the government of Japan spends at least one percent of the GDP on flood management activities on a yearly basis.

    UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

  • However, many economists might be looking, first, at measures that increase investment - either public or private.

    BBC: UK growth - anything to be done?

  • In recent months, the government has taken some measures to spur investment as well as to cut the deficit.

    BBC: India's Rahul Gandhi calls for 'inclusive' growth

  • For its part, the government has taken some measures to spur investment as well as to cut the deficit.

    BBC: Pm Manmohan Singh

  • For its part, the government has been taking some measures to spur investment as well as to cut the country's deficit.

    BBC: India cuts interest rates for second time this year

  • But in a consultation paper published alongside the Bill, Mr Davey said energy-intensive industries, such as steel and cement producers, would be exempt from additional costs arising from measures to encourage investment in new low-carbon production.

    BBC: Energy Bill to create 'low carbon economy', says Davey

  • Stephen Roach, chief global economist at Morgan Stanley, argues that China's economy is now simply too large having grown so rapidly in the past couple of years for microeconomic measures such as investment restrictions in specific industries to work.

    ECONOMIST: China's economy

  • The measures in the paper a new investment law, accelerated privatisation, legal reform, counter-corruption measures and so on look sensible enough, says Fauzi Ichsan, an economist at Standard Chartered Bank.

    ECONOMIST: Indonesia

  • In other areas, though measures to spur foreign investment, curbs of wasteful subsidies, further privatisation the budget fell short.

    ECONOMIST: India and China

  • Productivity will be improved by measures addressing competition, investment, entrepreneurship and improving the skills of the British people.

    BBC: The Queen's speech in full

  • And Congress, in populist mood, is debating several measures that may deter investment.

    ECONOMIST: A restored democracy struggles to find its feet

  • Just last month, with oil prices at their peak, the cabinet approved a package of new measures to promote foreign investment.

    ECONOMIST: Saudi Arabia on the dole

  • As a separate matter, the IRS measures the return on investment (ROI) of its enforcement activities, but not its taxpayer service activities.

    FORBES: The IRS Employee Evaluation System Harms Taxpayers

  • The Yahoo kiss-off came ahead of President Hollande's announcement Monday of capital-gains tax breaks, special visas for foreign entrepreneurs and other measures designed to promote investment.

    WSJ: Review & Outlook: A Yahoo in France

  • The average yield for nonfinancial company bonds in the iBoxx Euro corporate index, which measures the performance of investment-grade debt issued in euros, is around 2.35%, Markit said.

    WSJ: Companies Slow Down Their Euro Bond Sales

  • "Without substantial and sustained investment in clean energy and other measures now, the reality of a global economy free of climate change impacts will remain a distant dream, " the report noted.

    CNN: 'Green' revolution under way in rural China

  • The latest sentiment report by Investors Intelligence, which measures the sentiment of investment newsletters, shows 56.2% are bullish, only 20.2% bearish, the highest level of bullishness since December, 2007, which was a couple of months after the severe 2007-2009 bear market began.

    FORBES: Sentiment Seems Excessively Bullish, Watch The Stock Charts

  • Now take for example, also the question of inward investment in this country, the warning signs are already there, France has, in certain measures, overtaken us as far as inward investment is concerned.

    BBC: News | BREAKFAST WITH FROST | Interview with Lords Brittan & Lamont

  • Since September, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government has taken several measures such as easing foreign investment restrictions in retail and civil aviation to attract overseas capital and boost growth.

    WSJ: ADB Expects Indian Economy to Expand 6%

  • You might think that post-Madoff charities have reflected on the organizational weaknesses that led to that disaster and embraced remedial measures with respect to their investment programs that will prevent similar occurrences.

    FORBES: Charities No Better At Investing Since Madoff

  • This suggests a greater chance of fresh government intervention over the next month or so, Mr. Chua said, adding that any new measures are likely to target investment demand, potentially by raising transaction costs.

    WSJ: Singapore Residential Property Prices Rise

  • Most of the risk in Brazil stems from political interference in the economy through a myriad of surprise macro measures such as taxation on investment, to monetary policy related to the foreign exchange rate.

    FORBES: The World's Riskiest Nations

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