On 29/03/2008, Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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............... and foreign owners of US currency purchase US fixed assets,
which they are all welcome to do by US policy, and the smart money is doing so
even as we speak in terms of farmland, commercial property, manufacturing
plants and corporate acquisitions. Unlike India, the US welcomes such
acquisitions.
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Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:56:15 +0100
From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Really ? Being more than a tad disingenuous; check out the URL below.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/10/politics/10ports.html
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Mario responds:
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Yes, really. It is you who are being disingenuous by citing an exception
rather than the rule. Either that or you are unfamiliar with the extent to
which US assets of all kinds are owned by non-US investors, something that is
common knowledge around the world. As I said above, the smart money is doing
so even as we speak. Anyone really familiar with the US would know that the
Dubai Ports deal was a rare instance that was opposed by politicians based on
national security issues following 9/11 and the war on terrorism. In fact
there are other major US ports that are owned and managed by non-US owners.
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Goans in the middle east would do well to look towards the US as an alternative
in the near future for their vacations and personal purchases during such
vacations. Their money would go a longer way than in countries where the
currency had appreciated significantly against the dollar.
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