Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 30

26-Jul-2010

REGIONAL

FDI In Arab Countries Falls 16.4% In 2009

Total foreign direct investment (FDI) in Arab countries fell 16.4% to $80.60bn in 2009 from $96.48bn in 2008, according to figures in a report in Arabic entitled The Investment Climate in the Arab World, published in June by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation. The figures for 2009, which are preliminary and include 18 of the 21 reporting Arab countries, show that...