Net investments of the Iraqi private sector amounted to $ 6.9 billion
On: Saturday 11/08/2012 8:51
Baghdad / follow-term
solution Iraq IV at the level of net private capital flows to the outside during the last 11 years worth of $ 6.9 billion. According to the annual report of the investment climate in Arab countries for 2011 issued by the Inter-Arab Investment Guarantee Corporation and Export Credit "guarantee": "The Kuwait ranked first,
Total value of 209.8 billion dollars, followed by Libya worth $ 27.6 billion, followed by Bahrain worth $ 7.3 billion, Iraq is worth $ 6.9 billion, then Palestine $ 1.4 billion dollars. "
The report pointed to higher gross investment in the Arab countries increased by 1.2% from about 490 billion dollars in 2010 to 496 billion dollars in 2011 despite witnessed the Arab arena events and developments.
revealed "that 4 oil countries are; Saudi Arabia, UAE, Algeria and Qatar accounted for 63% of the total gross investment in the region for 2011 valued at 312.5 billion dollars to fund plans ambitious development and expansion depends on the use of oil revenues growing. "
The report predicted that the total investment spending (GDP) in Arab countries about 4260 billion dollars over the next six years between (2012-2017), which is expected to witness a sustained growth of around 559 billion dollars in 2012 to about 778.6 billion dollars in 2017 which is likely to rise by about 39.3% during the period.
The report was based on his expectations optimistic plans large investment made in many countries of the region, particularly the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as well as the oil states of other countries which will see a flurry ages and development for some time after the latest Arab spring, especially if they coincided with the stability of oil prices near the high levels present in addition to improving the investment climate in the countries of Arab spring.
The report noted some 2,000 investment opportunities in various countries and sectors at a cost of up to $ 800 billion, as well as the presence of some 123 of the free zones of public and private key in the 19 Arab countries.
The report estimated the investments of the local private sector and foreign investment in the Arab region by about 60% of the total investment spending, or about $ 300 billion a year, and down that percentage in the oil-producing countries due to government investment, the huge With rising dramatically in non-oil open to foreign investment, such as Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan and Lebanon.
net private capital flows ..
In terms of total net private capital flows in the Arab countries, resulting from collection net flows of foreign direct investment, and net investment securities portfolio Finance during the last 11 years since 2000, and 2010 indicate statistics 17 Arab countries to exit the net for about $ 39.5 billion, which achieved 12 countries the performance of a positive net inflow of worth 213.5 billion dollars, in return for 5 countries the performance of a negative net flows to the outside value of 253 billion dollars.
With regard to the geographical distribution of net private capital flows positive (inward) during the 11-year-old has replaced Egypt in the first place with net flows positive in value of 51.3 billion dollars, followed by Saudi Arabia at about 33.5 billion dollars, Lebanon 26.1 billion dollars, Sudan 19.3 billion dollars, Jordan $ 18 billion.
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