Its steady growth is reportedly based on annual investments that have now risen to around $100 million.

Before the cold war ended, $33 billion was considered a reasonable annual investment in Italian political stability.

In 1999, when US$69.4 million were invested the annual investment reached its peak.

In 1989, annual investment was a meagre £104 million.

This corresponds to four times the average annual investment during 1991-1998.

Researchers estimate that during 2010-2015, ca US$800 billion will be required to cover the annual global investment in water infrastructure.

Since 9/11, about 90 percent of the nation's $5 billion annual investment in transportation security has gone to aviation, to fight the last war.

The annual investment of nearly $10 million is, he added, "very good value for the money."

Tribune makes a substantial annual investment in local news, live sports and high-quality entertainment programming.

And there is a limit on annual investments of $15,000 per person.