VOL. XLIII

No. 48

27-November-2000

OPEC

Net Private Capital Flows To Arab and Emerging Markets Expected To Increase

Net private capital flows to the Middle East and Africa are expected to increase by 14.3% from $9.8bn in 1999 to $11.2bn in 2000, with a further jump to $12.9bn in 2001, according to an Institute of International Finance (IIF) report, Capital Flows to Emerging Market Economies, released last month. However, the share of the Arab world in total emerging market capital inflows is...