By leveraging the best of its strategic and economic advantage and investing in transportation and port facilities, Djibouti has seen amazing progress over the past ten years. However, there are reservations regarding the inclusivity and stability of this expansion in the future. The current...

The United Nations Committee for Development Policy (CDP) recommended that Bangladesh’s graduation from the LDC will take place in 2026. The LDC graduation brings many benefits and opens up new opportunities to a graduated country. However, to realize benefits from LDC graduation can be...

This paper examines the importance of trade openness for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, for the GCC economies (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain) covering the period 1995–2018, using panel VAR model. It provides a direct test of...