We are in the final stages of negotiations and hope to strike a deal sooner than later.

We have raised minimum investment levels in order to attract bigger investors and boost total investments.

Negotiations on some big investments are continuing. Some of the planned visits and meeting by these investors have been confirmed, despite the developments in the country.

To put this in perspective, a couple of years into recovery, we should be seeing 250,000 to 300,000 new jobs per month. We're not there yet.

The basic message is unambiguous -- you've got inflation.

The jobless claims are a leading indicator. We would like to see it lead back down.