yawn

tired ?

people please no naming and shaming on this thread its a general intrest

so apparently yawn isn't a sufficient post to close such a prominent thread. I do apologise shot.

So instead, I have prepared a small speech to ceremoniously close this thread.

China has become the world's third largest foreign direct investment (FDI) recipient, according to the World Investment Report 2006. The UK heads the rankings and Ireland, which relies on foreign-owned firms for almost 90% of its exports, has plunged.

According to the report released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Monday, China is the largest FDI destination of all developing countries, receiving 72.4 billion U.S. dollars of FDI in 2005.

However, Ireland is great.

The change in Ireland's fortunes mainly result from repatriation of profits of US companies due to a tax amnesty in the US.

In 2004, Ireland had a FDI figure of €9 billion. In 2005, there was an outflow of €18 billion.

Ireland's performance also reflects a contraction in the manufacturing sector in recent years, which has resulted in the lost 32,000 jobs, related to a loss of competitiveness and a surge in the focus of multinationals on China and India in particular. Economists also say the reversal is down to Ireland's poorer performance in manufacturing.

Most multinational investment in Ireland comes from the US. Many of the companies with operations here also channel profits into Ireland to take advantage of a zero tax rating on patent income.

Microsoft subsidiaries Round Island One and Flat Island Company, which operate from the Dublin offices of corporate lawyers Matheson Ormsby Prentice, record billions of dollars in revenue.

Last November, The Wall Street Journal wrote that "a law firm's office on a quiet downtown street in Dublin, Ireland houses an

Edited at 01:23 Fri 10/11/06 (GMT)

Fine ill leave it uncapped and see if it can swing on topic!!

lmao !
and thanks
but i just did not see that as a positive post to putt on but , we have discussed and i ahve come to the comclusion you should be a women

Edited at 23:03 Thu 9/11/06 (GMT)

i tried to reply b4 to say thnx, but said it was capped *confused smiley*!

and i soo need to work on my spelling

89th?? wow

ah go ^&(**^&%^%(&^
lol ya cheeky pup, Irelands great lol, now get to the topic!!
lmao

Well i think martin has the snotiest nose is that what ya mean by bogey players?


Edited at 08:08 Fri 10/11/06 (GMT)

i dont mean to sound stupid but what does bogey player mean

A bogey player is someone who you can never seem to beat. For me it would be pretty much anyone in the first round of tournies. If i win that then i tend to get quite far

No it's who has the snotiest nose, and i say it's martin_blank, he has lots of bogeys!

oh yeah, sorry 1_eye. I tend to find that guests are bogey players - they're not as civilised as us members

Good to see ur not resorting to any juvenile humour no_eyes

Sorry martin i don't get it, i seem to be drawing a BLANK!

Lmao

well thanks its all clear as mud now

You're welcome cdn, we're here to help