Lower-than-the-Asian-average caps on foreign ownership of airport operators and airlines deter foreign investment in transport services.

WSJ: Business Asia: Investing: It's More Frustrating in the Philippines

Business leaders complained that the intervention might deter foreign investment.

ECONOMIST: Mutual understanding

The Lib Dems say pursuing a wholesale renegotiation of the UK's membership will cause uncertainty and deter foreign investment while Labour claim Mr Cameron's approach is being driven by party calculations rather than the national interest.

BBC: New date for David Cameron speech on UK and the EU

All of this is great news for business groups, which were concerned that overzealous reform of the CFIUS review process might deter foreign investment in the U.S. A coalition of business groups, including the Financial Services Forum, the Business Roundtable, the Organization for International Investment and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, roundly supported the measure passed Tuesday.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Countries like China are reluctant to massively revalue their currency - because it would make investing in China much more expensive and could deter valuable foreign investment.

BBC: Analysis

On July 17th, Moody's, a credit-rating agency, gave warning that it was considering downgrading South Africa's sovereign debt to sub-investment grade, a move that would deter much-needed foreign investment.

ECONOMIST: South Africa