Title: Policies aimed at attracting foreign direct and intraregional investment in the ESCWA region : improving the climate for foreign direct investment and mobilizing domestic savings : case studies of Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen /
Authors: United Nations.
Publisher: United Nations,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Investments, Foreign Government policy Middle East.; Investments, Foreign Law and legislation Middle East.; Investments, Foreign Government policy Middle East Case studies.; Investments, Foreign Law and legislation Middle East Case studies.
Abstract: This study provides an analysis of policies relating to foreign direct investment (FDI) in ESCWA Member States and a review of the institutional frameworks that regulate FDI inflows and activities in those countries. It also includes a study of the mobilization policies employed by Bahrain, Jordan and Yemen with a view to supporting FDI and increasing their share of global flows of such investment. Those countries were selected because of the extreme importance of FDI to their economies, given that they are not major exporters of oil. Bahrain is an example of a Gulf Cooperation Council State. Jordan is a member state of the ESCWA member countries with a more diversified economy, while Yemen is one of the least developed countries in the ESCWA region.--Publisher's description.
Contents: Trends in foreign direct and regional investment -- Policies employed by ESCWA member countries with a view to supporting FDI -- Case studies -- Summary and recommendations.