VOL. XLI

No. 46

16-November-1998

INVESTMENTS

FDI Inflows To MENA Double In 1997 But Still Only 0.8% Of Global Total

Foreign direct investment (FDI*) inflows into the MiddleEast and North Africa (MENA) more than doubled in 1997, according to UNCTADs 1998World Investment Report. North Africa maintained its steady rise in FDI over the pastthree years as inflows increased by 38% from $1.3bn in 1996 to $1.8bn in 1997. The MiddleEast witnessed an eight-fold increase in FDI inflows into the region from...