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 …

likely to have contributed to this. Investment in physical and human capital has both been lower and less efficient than in … regional market to attract the foreign direct investment necessary to modernise their economies. …

spite of a wave of crises and recessions in the late 1990s and early 2000s). Privatization has made a great deal of progress … somewhat. One of the main lessons for privatization policy makers in MENA countries from the experience in other regions is … ; Privatization ; Business climate ; Middle East ; North Africa ; Latin America ; Post-communist ; Central and Eastern Europe …