The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation was officially established in December 08, 1985. The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) enter into force on July 01, 2006 under the umbrella of SAARC. From the same platform the SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services enter into force on...

This paper evaluates the flow of Foreign Direct Investment in the South Asia region in the recent years and its impact in the economic growth by using the figure from 1990-2007. The impact of FDI in the economic growth has been found significant. The countries which received more FDI, economic...

This paper examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on South Asian economies' output growth, utilizing recent panel cointegration testing and estimation techniques. Annual panel data on eight SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member countries' macroeconomic...

This study examines the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth of SAARC countries. The Log of GDP per capita is selected as dependent variable while Log of foreign direct investment, public health expenditure, labor force participation rate, schooling and Log of merchandise...

This paper examines the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on South Asian economies’ output growth, utilizing recent panel cointegration testing and estimation techniques. Annual panel data on eight SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) member countries’...