05/08/2015
Saudi Arabia is second in attracting foreign investments
According to a study conducted by one of the investment and export companies in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the united states of emirate has attracted more than 40% of the foreign investments in the Arab world. On the other hand, the rate of investing in the rest of the Arab countries has decreased by 8%. This study shows that Arab countries has attracted direct foreign investments, which is estimated by 43,9 billion dollar in 2014, compared to 47, 5 billion dollar in 2013.
Saudi comes second, with investments that amount to 8 billion, at a rate of 18,3%. While UAE comes first with investments that amount to 10,1 billion, which is about 23% of the total foreign investments in the area. The study includes 20 of the 22 members of the Arab league countries, excluding Syria and Comoros.
