Policies aimed at attracting foreign direct and intraregional investment in the ESCWA region

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.