The foreign analysts, however, do agree that the mystery should soon be solved.
Though local economists are optimistic, many foreign analysts worry about exports, which last year were the main engine of growth.
The just-announced program is large in relation to the size of the Chinese economy and much bigger than foreign analysts had expected.
Despite the initial doubts, many foreign investors and analysts will wait to see some results before passing final judgment.
There is enough here to busy journalists, historians and foreign-policy analysts for decades.
Foreign and Chinese analysts agree that China sees no imminent danger in Iran, despite efforts by interlocutors as different as Israel and Saudi Arabia to convince it otherwise.
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The demand is the latest twist in a legal tussle that has been going on for more than five years, and has drawn criticism from foreign investors and analysts.
Analysts and foreign officials say that is still beyond the North Koreans' capability.
When analysts talk about foreign stocks, journalists tend to glaze over.
Analysts say for foreign airlines such as AirAsia and Etihad, the attraction of India is its huge population--the second-largest in the world--and the growing number of Indians living abroad.
Analysts said though foreign inflows into equity markets might further strengthen the local currency against the greenback, some lingering political risk could weigh on the value of the ringgit as Mr. Anwar, the opposition leader, has disputed the election results.
Foreign oil prices remain high and analysts say the standoff with Iran over nuclear development is one of the factors.
Analysts at Citi said that foreign currency negatively impacted sales results for the first time since September 2009.
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Research by Andrew Karolyi, of Ohio State University (who advises the New York Stock Exchange), and others finds that when foreign companies list in America, more analysts start covering them, and the extra transparency and higher governance standards demanded by American law helps their share prices.
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Counter terrorism analysts and U.S. foreign policy makers must use the rhetoric of these revolutions as context for the formation of their own strategies.
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According to estimates from analysts as well as local and foreign banks, Peru will register the lowest inflation rate in Latin America during this year and 2009.
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Papers published by U.S. researchers were much more likely to have had foreign co-authors, which the SciVal analysts think means that the U.S. is more collaborative as well as being a bigger research force.
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The statement is similar to past threats that analysts call an attempt to raise anxiety in foreign capitals.
His closely-watched visit could set the tone of foreign policy in the region for his second term, analysts say.
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Analysts see this as a prelude to a foreign expansion drive.
The consensus estimates and SmartEstimates for foreign companies in the following list are based on forecasts from analysts tracking the locally traded shares.
Although immigration remains a major contributor to Hispanic population growth, the recent recession and high employment rates may have prompted a tapering off in the rate of foreign-born nationals seeking U.S. residence, analysts said.
Singapore is especially attractive to wealthy overseas buyers, analysts say, because of its strong legal protections for foreign investors.
The country funds much of the deficit with foreign investments in its stock and bond markets, which authorities and analysts say could become tricky as these investments are usually short term.
Furthermore, Wall Street analysts had been lowering estimates in anticipation of the impact of foreign exchange.
The Reserve Bank is due to release foreign-currency transaction data for April later this month, and some analysts say the intervention may have gathered pace again.
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Some analysts have also said the rules announced in July may make foreign investors reconsider investing in Indonesia, where the banking sector was previously the most open of any in Southeast Asia.
Analysts say patrols have so far been restricted to chasing off intruding foreign vessels.
Analysts say the proposal may be aimed at countering a surge in foreign money that has caused Indian share prices to rise sharply - worrying some policy makers about its potential impact on the broader economy.
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