Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment In The Arab World written by Abedelazez J. Safi and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is substantial because it highlighted role and significance of the FDI in the Arab World, and for the first time to analyze the empirical data of the 22 Arab countries in particular the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Economy. In addition, the business environment in the Arab World was evaluated through six dimensions of the Worldwide Governance Indicators, and the eleventh topics Doing Business reports. The business environment, economic performance, and the new policy and regulation that have been implemented in Arab Countries increased the attractiveness level of the FDI. Arab world countries have witnessed major increase in the level of FDI inflows over the past decade. FDI inflows to Arab countries were fluctuated from 2006 till 2010. The GCC countries are the highest receiver of FDI in the Arab World during the last five years; it increased from 54% to 60%. This showed the economic stability and development in the GCC region. The FDI and stocks is concentrated in few countries for instance about 80% of the FDI in 2010 is concentrated in six countries: Saudi Arabia 42%, Egypt 10%, Qatar 8%, Lebanon 7%, United Arab Emirates 6% and Libya 6%.
Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World written by Florence Eid and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Assessment of Investment Attractiveness in Arab Countries written by Sabah Noori Abbas Al Mihyawi and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2016 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, University of Szczecin (Faculty of Economics and Management), language: English, abstract: The flow of investments in developing countries varies greatly across countries. In this research, due to the lack of capital markets in some of the Arab countries we have been focusing on foreign direct investment as one of types of foreign investment. Foreign investment comprises foreign direct investment (FDI), which inflows have provided the strong impetus on economic development across countries. FDI serves as an important source of supply of funds for domestic investments, promoting capital formation in the host country. Nowadays, more attention is paid to the issues of foreign direct investments at both national and international levels. According to World Investments reports, many developing countries, including the Arab countries, have attracted only small amounts of FDI inflows despite their efforts towards the economic openness. It means many factors impede the flow of foreign capital to Arab countries. The attractiveness of investment is a set of features and factors that allow the investor to evaluate the potential of any country to be more attractive for investment than the other one. Many factors include economic factors, social factors and political factors, which lead to increase in foreign direct investment. The potential investor considers these factors when choosing a country for investments and evaluating investment attractiveness. The term of investment attractiveness refers to a set of factors that help to provide a suitable investment climate. The term of the investment climate means economic and financial conditions in a country that affect whether individuals and businesses are willing to do an investment there. This climate is usually available through improving the determinants of investment. The problem of policy makers in the Arab countries is to identify the factors that determine the investment attractiveness and to know the factors, which have the greatest influence on it. In this study, we are trying to find out the most important factors having influence on investment in Arab countries. Attracting investment is an important component of competitiveness for any country. It is worth mentioning here that competitiveness means the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of the country.
Download or read book From Political to Economic Awakening in the Arab World written by Jean-Pierre Chauffour and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The popular grievances that have fueled the Arab Spring since 2010 demonstrate that past development paradigms have failed to achieve the inclusive and sustainable growth expected by Arab populations. Countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region have failed to develop a strong private sector that is linked with global markets, survives without state assistance, and generates productive employment for young people. One key symptom of this maldevelopment is that, with the exception of the petroleum sector, MENA remains the least trade-integrated region in the world. The Deauville Partnership, launched by the Group of Eight (G8) in Deauville, France, in May 2011, is thus strategic and timely. At the request of the G8, this report provides an analytical framework for increasing trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) for Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia (the Partnership countries ). Increased trade and FDI is a key means by which Partnership countries can achieve a path of sustainable growth that reduces youth unemployment. Moreover, trade and investment can also show short-term results. The G8 countries, Turkey, the Gulf states, and other Deauville partners can help the new Arab democracies achieve their objectives in two main ways: by effectively expanding market opportunities and by supporting domestic regulatory reforms. To start implementing a long-term vision of increased trade and investment integration, based on an integrated economic space in the Mediterranean basin, the Deauville Partnership could focus on five priority areas. These are helping Partnership countries adapt to a fast-changing trade, FDI, and jobs landscape; improving market access opportunities and market regulations; fostering competitiveness, diversification, and employment; facilitating trade and mobilizing trade finance and diaspora resources; and promoting inclusiveness, equity, and sustainability of the structural transformation brought about by the process of integration. The success of the Arab political awakening will greatly depend on the emergence of such an economic awakening that can generate quality employment for the millions of young Arab men and women who seek jobs and a decent life.
Download or read book Investment Policies in the Arab Countries written by Mr.Saíd El-Naggar and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-03-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, edited by Said El-Naggar, examines the impact of macro- and microeconomic policies on the investment climate in the Arab countries, the efficiency of public investment, and the role of foreign direct investment.
Download or read book Investment Regimes in the Arab World written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and published by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. This book was released on 2000 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication derives from a workshop on Attracting Investment in the Arab World held in Beirut 28-30 September 1998. Although several Arab countries have been successful in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), the flow to the Arab world has not kept pace with the upward global trend. These papers examine the issues with respect to the regulatory and institutional frameworks for investment and include case studies on Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco and Saudi Arabia.
Download or read book Economic Freedom Foreign Direct Investment written by Osama Kadi and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Business Foreign Direct Investment Qatar and Saudi Arabia Political and Economic Challenges written by Tina Wamae and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2018-01-17 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2016 in the subject Economics - International Economic Relations, grade: 89, The University of Texas at Austin (Business), course: International Business Relations, language: English, abstract: Foreign investment has become a common trend globally. The most significant reasons might include resource seeking, market seeking, efficiency seeking and strategic seeking, as well as expansion. The Middle East has proven to be a conducive business environment for investors. The presence of oil and natural gas in most of the Middle East countries has enabled them to build stable economies and top the list of thriving nations. However, in the recent years, there has been political tensions among these nations. Political and economic stability is an important aspect of attracting foreign investors. Countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia have used their economic stability as tools in influencing other countries to wage wars against each other. These and other activities have brought doubt to many investors as to whether they should venture their businesses in these countries. Thus, these countries need to instill trust in foreign investors by settling their disputes and focusing on building their economies.
Download or read book FDI in the Arab Countries written by Hussein Alasrag and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investing in the Middle East written by Ashraf Mishrif and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic development has been widely debated. However, the real challenge is not only to examine the effect of FDI on economic development but to also investigate the most appropriate economic policies that are conducive to increasing levels of FDI. Ashraf Mishrif here addresses this challenge and examines the interplay between external and internal forces to determine whether recent EU-Egyptian trade agreements have led to any significant improvement in Egypt's investment environment and in the growth levels of European direct investment in the country. This important study makes a key contribution to our understanding of the inward investment strategies and options of the Arab World's most populous and powerful player. It will be an essential point of reference for all economists, bankers and investment advisors dealing with the Middle East.
Download or read book Investment and Growth in the Arab World A Scoping Note written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-02-05 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment rates in Arab countries have increased over the past couple of decades. In spite of this—and notwithstanding significant differences across the region—investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at generating growth. Private investment, particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), has underperformed significantly. And while public capital spending has benefited from high oil prices in resource–rich countries, it has continued to lag in oil importers...
Download or read book Risky Business written by Martijn Burger and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment Absorptive Capacity and Growth in the Arab World written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment Statistics How Countries Measure FDI written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2004-01-27 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: How Countries Measure FDI shows progress in recent years in moving toward compilation in accordance with international standards that have been established by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...
Download or read book Globalization and Growth Prospect in Arab Countries written by Ms.Patricia Alonso-Gamo and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1997-09-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization—the intensification of international trade and finance linkages underpinned by economic liberalization and technological change—presents both challenges and opportunities to Arab countries. After reviewing this region’s disappointing performance in integration and growth, this paper analyzes the empirical relationship between the two and concludes that integration is necessary if high growth rates are to be attained and the region is not to become marginalized. It then identifies the main obstacles to the integration of Arab countries into the world economy and reviews recent progress in overcoming them. On this basis, the paper derives some policy prescriptions.
Download or read book Trade Investment and Development in the Middle East and North Africa written by Dipak Das Gupta and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a large potential for expanding trade in the Middle East and North Africa region. This work discusses ways forward for trade integration, capturing the diversity of country experiences within the region without losing the generality of principles involved.
Download or read book Mobilizing International Capital for Arab Economic Development written by Ali T. Sadik and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
