This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region … investment and governance quality where economic policies concurrently explain both variables. The empirical results show that … governance plays a significant role in private investment decisions. This result is particularly true in the case of …

The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross …-country differences, investment as a whole has been too low, too heavily tilted toward the public sector, too highly dependent on external … influences, and less productive than in many other regions. Improving the region’s investment performance is critical if …

The paper considers investment and growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Notwithstanding cross …-country differences, investment as a whole has been too low, too heavily tilted toward the public sector, too highly dependent on external … influences, and less productive than in many other regions. Improving the region`s investment performance is critical if …

This paper addresses the issue of the low level of private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region … investment and governance quality where economic policies concurrently explain both variables. Our empirical results show that … governance plays a significant role in private investment decisions. This result is particularly true in the case of …

During the 1980s and the 1990s, private investment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has on average shown a … decreasing or stagnant trend. This contrasts with the situation of the Asian economies, where private investment has always been … countries - that in addition to the traditional determinants of investment such as the growth anticipations and the real …

-released data from the Private Participation in Infrastructure Project database. Both investment commitments and the number of new … the annual investment. The region's share of total investment commitments in developing countries in 2008 was less than 4 … reached financial or contractual closure in six low- or middle-income countries in the region. These involve investment …

Investment commitments to infrastructure projects with private participation in the Middle East and North Africa grew … participation in infrastructure project database. The region accounted for 8 percent of the year's total investment commitments to … developing countries. Investment commitments in the region were driven mainly by projects implemented in previous years. Projects …