There is not a lot of hope for Western investment.

"I think this will be a guarantee of Western investment," she said.

They called instead for Western investment in the form of small, private joint business ventures.

To keep any of its promises it must attract Western investment.

A bit of Western investment could stabilize these promising countries.

And it would benefit from a substantial flow of private Western investment.

That could happen only with Western investment and technology.

It has placed new curbs on Western investment in energy.

Russian officials praised the move as encouraging Western investment and trade.

He realised that without western investment there was little chance of turning the economy around.