Doron Peskin
Published:  26.05.09, 20:32 / Ynet

Un estudio de la Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Comercio y Desarrollo (UNCTAD)  revela una disminución del 15% en el flujo de inversión extranjera directa a la Medio Oriente en 2008, caída atribuida a la desaceleración de la demanda de petróleo, el aumento de los costos de producción y la consiguiente disminución de los ingresos para las industrias del rubro.

Según los datos, las inversiones directas extranjeras en países del Oriente Medio alcanzaron los $ 61 mil millones en 2008, en comparación con $ 71 mil millones en el año anterior.

El informe dice que de todos los mercados del mundo en desarrollo, el Oriente Medio fue el único que registró un descenso de la inversión extranjera directa. En África, por ejemplo, la inversión extranjera creció un 35% en relación al 2007, mientras que América Latina se registró un aumento del 9,5%.

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UN reports drop in foreign investment in Mideast
UNCTAD study reveals 15% decline in flow of direct foreign investment to region in 2008; drop attributed to slowing of rise in demand for oil
Doron Peskin
Published:  05.26.09, 20:32 / Ynet

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has reported that 2008 saw a 15% drop in the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the Middle East (not including Turkey).
 
This is one of the findings of the organization's study "Assessing the impact of the current financial and economic crisis on global FDI flows", which will be published soon.
 
According to the data, direct foreign investments in Middle Eastern countries reached $61 billion in 2008, compared with $71 billion in the previous year. The drop is attributed to the slowing of the rise in demand for oil in the global markets, the rise in oil production costs and the decrease in revenue for the oil manufacturers.
 
UNCTAD's findings also reveal a 6.6% drop in the scope of regional mergers and acquisitions with foreign involvement – from $33.8 billion in 2007 to $31.6 billion in 2008.
 
The report stated that of all of the world's developing markets, the Middle East was the only one that recorded a decline in foreign direct investment last year. In Africa, for example, foreign direct investment grew by 35% in 2007, while Latin America saw a 9.5% increase.
 
The flow of foreign direct investment to all of the developing markets reached $550 billion last year, compared with $512 billion in 2007 (7% increase), according to UNCTAD.
 
Doron Peskin is head of research at Info-Prod Research (Middle East) Ltd 

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