Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 38

21-Sep-2009

REGIONAL

FDI Inflows To The ESCWA Region Decreased By 6.3% In 2008

The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) stated that the international financial and economic crisis has negatively impacted Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows to the ESCWA region during 2008. ESCWAs annual report said there was a decline of nearly 6.3% in FDI inflows from $64bn in 2007 to around $60bn in 2008, and a further decline is...