Diagnosis of the Current Situation of Foreign Investment in Some Arab Economies

摘要: [Abstract] This paper estimates a definition of foreign direct investment, its forms, components, and determinants investment in some Arab economies. Then this will review the experiences Egypt, Jordan, Yemen area attracting volume FDI inflows countries. The study concludes that economic factors, political, legislative, administrative environment influence process indirect investments countries under consideration, while infrastructure is factor affecting attraction investments. [Keywords] Investment; investment; components Introduction Foreign (FDI) represents one main factors help development national economy, both terms increased production bringing technical developers or creating personnel enabling them to gain diverse experience necessary skill, not forgetting provide with latest management methods are useful for private public sectors so as transfer settle such skills management. From perspective, has long-term purpose, which can be achieved through international companies establish projects benefit from these technology developments brought them, training productive employment disciplined skilled laborers. lack stable political conditions due, addition, suitable legislative conducive appropriate funds out domestic resources. Thus, include theories, determinants. second chapter sheds light on inflows. conclusion contains results, presented, well relevant recommendations applied order improve attracts facilitates actions have been mandated vision mission, addition application strategy enhance agendas. After reviewing figures statistics noting states still suffer low flowing developing compared other FDI, it noted significant contributing development. due many advantages resulting type investment. total flow into 2005 amounted 10.9 billion U.S. dollars, countries, same year 301.7 2.26% proportion directed As noted, volatile fluctuates another, especially 2001, was 7.7 2002 5.4 billion, concentration sector without other. On hand, when diagnosing reality made progress enacting laws legislation encourage trade those In took good steps towards facilitating restrictions were imposed movement capital, taking liberalization customs' promote use information communication large scale organization electronic commerce intellectual property protection, considering adoption reform programs cooperation International Monetary Fund World Bank. …