The fund will take out insurance against confiscation and government interference in the repatriation of profits.

It allowed full foreign ownership of enterprises, capital protection, and repatriation of profits.

The current account includes trade and other financial flows like investment, repatriation of profits and tourism.

Repatriation of profits would be possible by converting roubles into hard currency on the new exchanges.

The government recently authorized the repatriation of profits of over one million pounds to foreign countries in order to encourage investment.

Foreign companies will have trouble converting earnings into foreign exchange for the repatriation of profits, according to the lawyers.

Foreign investment is encouraged under the same rules as for Chilean investors, and repatriation of profits is guaranteed.

The new codes establish clear tax rules, easy repatriation of profits, protection against nationalization and low tariffs on machinery.

The code does not discriminate between foreigners and nationals and provides for repatriation of profits.

India imposes many restrictions on foreign business operations, particularly in the repatriation of profits and in equity investments.

The impact of exchange control legislation and taxation on the repatriation of profits will also be an issue for purchasers based overseas.

Finally, the fundamental obstacle of currency conversion exists, as well as the repatriation of profits, he said.

They cite uncertain ownership of property, poor communications, bureaucratic red tape and unclear rules about repatriation of profits.

It also approved a decree protecting foreign investment in Albania against expropriation and permitting the repatriation of profits.

The treaty provides guarantees against arbitrary confiscation of assets and assurances that there will be no limits on repatriation of profits.

Licensing avoids the danger of the firm's overseas assets being expropriated and, in some situations, repatriation of profits is sometimes difficult for a manufacturing subsidiary.

Australian investment in Uruguay centres on mining, agriculture, and entertainment, and benefits from the lack of obstacle to repatriation of profits.

"And there are still many questions of law, such as repatriation of profits and protection of investments, that have to be settled before it can become one."

Furthermore, Bangladesh imposes no ceiling on investment in the EPZs and allows full repatriation of profits.

They permit 100 percent foreign ownership of business, 99 percent foreign ownership of banks and include liberal rules for imports and the repatriation of profits.

In exchange, President Bush should seek the Russian government's commitment to enforcing fairness, transparency and predictability in regulation, taxation and repatriation of profits.

Mr. Duskin thought there was a better way -one that avoided the nagging problem of repatriation of profits and dodged the intricacies of Soviet law.

Joint ventures with Western companies have been permitted here for more than a year, but current law guarantees repatriation of profits to the West only if they are in hard currency.

These rivals have generally offered equal or greater political stability and allowed foreign investors greater control over their investments as well as easier arrangements for the repatriation of profits.

Finally Singapore's status as a duty-free port (no import duties or sales tax), together with a relaxed approach to repatriation of profits and movement of currencies, are all relevant.