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In the months ahead, many leaders will need to make a bet on whether the liberal order will survive – and on whether they should
invest
resources in bringing about that outcome.
But this is a misnomer, at best, because companies that do not want to share their technology can always choose not to
invest
in China.
But the most notable development of recent years has been the surge in China’s outward FDI since the government adopted its “go global” policy in 2000, encouraging Chinese firms to
invest
overseas.
Like competitors elsewhere, they need to
invest
abroad to acquire a portfolio of local assets that give then better access to the markets, skills, technology, and natural resources that they need to protect and strengthen their international competitiveness.
The revaluation effect would be reinforced by rising wage pressures inside China, which are already leading some labor-intensive Chinese firms to
invest
abroad (there are more than 700 Chinese affiliates in Vietnam alone).
A former adviser to Deng Xiaoping and confidante of former President Jiang Zemin (whose political influence is now waning), Li was among the first to
invest
in China after the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989.
So, despite the Brexit unknowns, they are continuing to
invest
in future-oriented areas like cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and data analytics.
They had to
invest
only in installing the actual pumps – and they did so willingly, resulting in a total of 23 million water pumps today.
Imagine the world’s first impact fund to
invest
in cutting-edge devices and services that improve the regulation, enforcement, and public awareness of international trade in endangered species.
But, while they will use such a system if it is available and demanded by customers, they will not
invest
in it themselves.
People were afraid to invest, and many wondered whether they should emigrate in search of a better future.
So, have the terrorists succeeded in getting the developed world to
invest
poorly in counterterrorism, while ignoring more pressing problems involving health, the environment, conflict, and governance?
Chinese companies may increasingly raise capital in Shanghai, but wealthy Chinese with money to
invest
like to hold it in financial centers that are perceived as safe and non-political.
At the G20’s recent summit in Hangzhou, China – its tenth since the 2008 global financial crisis – member governments once again pledged to
invest
in infrastructure in advanced economies to boost growth, and in the developing world to fight poverty.
In fact, most G20 countries actually
invest
less today in infrastructure than they did before the financial crisis, even as national leaders acknowledge that these investments can spur growth.
And the scheme would be particularly attractive if it could be implemented on a pay-or-play basis, whereby companies could choose whether to
invest
in R&D or to contribute to a fund rewarding those whose efforts result in the desired drugs.
But the incentive to
invest
in services would have to be boosted massively, given that the sector is not capital intensive, to offset lower investment in export industries.
Governments must
invest
in transport and communication networks; counteract asymmetric information, externalities, and unequal bargaining power; moderate financial panics and recessions; and respond to popular demands for safety nets and social insurance.
Furthermore, the report emphasizes the need to deepen, broaden, and update the local knowledge base,
invest
in energy- and material-resource efficiency, and promote green technologies and industries.
Estimates from the International Energy Agency (IEA) suggest that in a “new policies” scenario that is broadly comparable with national commitments enshrined in the Paris agreement, the world would need to
invest
$68.3 trillion in energy-related systems between now and 2040.
The US used $13 trillion to cover its deficit and the rest to
invest
abroad.
They have the capital to
invest
in efficiency-enhancing approaches and new production systems, and they are making use of increasingly accessible technologies – such as digital tools, advanced robotics, or new materials – to turbo-charge efficiency.
And we all know that it is more cost-effective to
invest
in retraining the jobless than to allow long-term unemployment.
But, unwilling to challenge the domestic political consensus on fiscal austerity, Merkel refused to
invest
in Germany’s future, say, by repairing decaying infrastructure and upgrading educational opportunities.
Moreover, we must
invest
in research and development of low-cost diabetes treatments and diagnostic tools that are suited for low-resource environments.
Rather than leading rich-country savers to
invest
their money in poor countries out of greed, liberalization of capital flows has led poor-country savers to park their money in rich countries out of fear – fear of political instability, macreconomic disturbances, and deficient institutions (especially those that protect the rights of bondholders and minority shareholders).
So the evidence does not really tell us whether a heavily indebted country should pay down its debt or borrow and
invest
more.
After the war, each adopted a “never be surprised again” policy, and so went on to
invest
trillions of dollars in a multitude of hardened, mobile, and concealed nuclear weapons to deter the other.
Indeed, after sucking resources and money from Russia and its citizens, Putin and his obedient oligarchs have been allowed to
invest
their ill-gotten gains in European and US banks and real estate, paying fat fees that have fueled profit growth for Western firms.
Central American leaders could implement limited banking reforms to offer incentives to emigrants to save remittances and
invest
in their home countries.
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