foreign investor

collocation in English

meaningsofforeignandinvestor

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foreign
adjective
uk
/ˈfɒr.ən/us
/ˈfɔːr.ən/
belonging or connected to a country that is not ...
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investor
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈves.tər/us
/ɪnˈves.t̬ɚ/
a person who puts money into something in order to make a profit or get ...
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(Definition offoreignandinvestorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofforeign investor

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The end of war together with deregulating policy reforms and a sweeping privatisation programme have provoked a surge inforeigninvestorinterest in the country.
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Secondly, the scale of operations in these sectors usually means that the participation of aforeigninvestoris essential.
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Worst of all, there is virtually no established law or business precedent to protect theforeigninvestor.
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In this way, theforeigninvestorwho seeks confidentiality can be given some assurance of it in that his agent is exempted from the audit.
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We are concerned that there will be hiving off of sectors of the industry if theforeigninvestordemands that the work be channelled elsewhere.
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You will give acute discouragement to theforeigninvestorwho at present comes here.
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Why should aforeigninvestorbuy medium-term gilts when he can get far more by putting the money on bank deposit?
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Apparently, anotherforeigninvestoris thinking of investing in that hospital, which was a risk that was clearly misjudged at the time.
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They will only succeed in attracting and not repelling theforeigninvestorif he is satisfied that he will get the security he needs.
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If mortgages are sold on and can be purchased by aforeigninvestoror a large finance company, however, that relationship may no longer exist.
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What, after all, is more important to theforeigninvestor?
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That is a tax levied on the interest and dividends received by aforeigninvestor.
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This talk about theforeigninvestormakes me tired.
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It may be said that we are the largestforeigninvestor.
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We have got to take into account theforeigninvestorand all investors.
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We are the third largestforeigninvestor, again with investments with a book value in the region of £3 billion.
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I am aware of a number of instances where aforeigninvestorhas been put off coming to our region because of major delays and obstacles in planning terms.
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What we have to do, if we are an international money market—as everybody will agree we are—is to avoid putting anything in the way of theforeigninvestor.
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But, of course, theforeigninvestoris no man's servant: he comes to us because we are ready with land, facilities, and an able working force and a stable society.
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Britain is still her principalforeigninvestor, but a moment's complacency will see us overtaken by competitors.
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