IMF Working Papers

Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa

By Amer Bisat, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Mahmoud El-Gamal, Francesco P Mongelli

November 1, 1996

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Amer Bisat, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Mahmoud El-Gamal, and Francesco P Mongelli. Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1996) accessed November 23, 2024
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Summary

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 policymakers are to succeed in increasing the region’s economic growth rate. After discussing the relationship between investment and growth, the paper analyzes the investment responsiveness of various countries in the region and notes the policy priorities for strengthening the basis for rapid and sustained economic growth.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital productivity, Expenditure, Financial institutions, Foreign direct investment, National accounts, Private investment, Production, Public investment spending, Stocks

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Capital productivity, East Africa, Foreign direct investment, GDP ratio, Investment challenge, Investment decision, Investment performance, Investment responsiveness, MENA country, MENA investment, MENA region, Middle East, North Africa, Private investment, Public investment spending, Stocks, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    38

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1996/124

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1241996

  • ISBN:

    9781451854671

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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