Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Kingdom FDI inflows biggest in Arab world


Saudi Arabia was largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows in the Arab world during 1980-2011 with around $186.8 billion, latest data from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed.

The UAE came second with FDI inflow of about $85.4 billion, followed by Egypt with $72.6 billion, Morocco with $46.3 billion, Tunisia with $31.4 billion and Qatar with nearly $30.4 billion, according to the figures.

FDI flow stood at around $23.3 billion in Jordan, $22 billion in Sudan, $21.7 billion in Algeria, $16.3 billion in Libya, $15.9 billion in Bahrain and $15 billion in Oman.


Read more: http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130402159484

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