But Indonesia's investment rate (27% of GDP) looks much too low given its tiny capital stock.
China's saving rate, at 51% of GDP, is even higher than its investment rate.
According to official statistics, its investment rate is around 40% of national income and growing.
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Such a sharp contraction in the investment rate is not, she says, consistent with a soft landing.
However, in relation to the average of the last decade, Colombia will likely have the largest increase in investment rate.
Overall, the investment rate in East and South-East Asia is now close to the average in Japan, a much richer country.
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The traditional economic model in Asia is based on massive domestic savings rates and an even greater investment rate--30% to 40% of GDP.
If the investment rate were to drop back to its 2007 level, for example, the demand shortfall would run to over 6% of GDP.
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Alternatively, if we were to triple the corporate tax rate, our paltry 5 percent domestic investment rate (It was 15 percent in 1950.) would surely shrink to zero.
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By comparison, in emerging markets, the global investment rate as a percent of global GDP is projected to nearly double, from 7 percent in 2008 to 13.5 percent in 2030.
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When Mr. Obama entered office the investment tax rate was 15% on capital gains and dividends.
Two of them offer probable price gains better than double our investment hurdle rate, and another 15 meet that minimum.
As for foreign direct investment, the rate again surprises people at being just under 10%.
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The optimal level of investment is the rate that generates the highest sustainable level of consumption over time.
Incentives to promote investment include a rate rebate for businesses in exchange for helping people get training and jobs.
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Suppose, says Ms Choyleva, that China can sustain a rate of investment of about 35% of GDP, rather than its current rate of 40-45%.
Much like Manhattan apartment brokers who resist putting their best properties on a central listing service, PE firms use performance measurements like multiple of investment or internal rate of return that make it virtually impossible to compare one fund against another unless they started the same time and have had similar cash inflows and outflows.
If one is mindful of the tax rate that they will pay on their investment, and assumes that the rate may be higher when they are approaching retirement age, they may choose a tax-deferred investment vehicle like a Roth IRA fund.
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If President Obama gets his way, assuming reelection, the tax rate on investment income becomes draconian, moving from 15 percent to a 35 percent rate.
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Duplicative investment in China, and the consequent low utilization rate of capital investment, led to widespread industrialization and an explosive growth of human capital in modern manufacturing.
Mr Lee argues instead that America's slow growth will be the consequence of its terrible savings rate on the grounds that America cannot borrow from abroad to fund its investment for ever, and investment drives the growth rate.
As the UK arguably was when it had a top tax rate on investment income of 98%.
Before then, expect more infrastructure investment, further interest rate cuts and more official propaganda to fight deflation.
Not a lot of money in the scheme of things but the rate of investment is growing rapidly.
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Skills Minister Matthew Hancock said of the Enhanced Renewal Grant that it was to "ensure" investment in "first rate facilities".
The current interest rate on investment grade bonds, as measured by the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Market index is 2.0 percent.
The tax rate on investment income from corporations would rise to 54.5% from 44.75%, a punitive tax on start-up or expanding businesses.
This reflects investment patterns, the rate of production decline and, above all, a guess at prices, which is notoriously hard to do.
That makes for a total effective rate on investment income of 45%.
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