Ukraine in Arabic | Foreign investors are attracted by the Kingdom of Bahrain

26.06.2015 - 15:07 #Bahrain, #Economy, #Investments, #Turkey, #UN, #Global crisis

In recent years, more and more foreign investors are attracted Bahrain, in 2014 the country was invested $18.8 billion of foreign direct investment.

Kiev/ Ukraine in Arabic/ In recent years, more and more foreign investors are attracted Bahrain, in 2014 the country was invested $18.8 billion of foreign direct investment.

This is a very large sum, considering that she is 55.4% of GDP. The ratio of investment to GDP of Bahrain is in first place in the Persian Gulf and in leading positions in the world.

This factor clearly demonstrates that the economy of the Kingdom is one of the most open in the world.

This information was announced during the United Nations conference on trade and development, where Bahrain was represented by the Executive Director of the economic development Board Khalid al-Rumaihi.

The official stressed that the investment climate is influenced by many factors, and consequences of the 2008 crisis from which the economy still leaves, and the fall in world oil prices.

It is worth noting that foreign direct investment in the world decreased by 16% in 2014, reaching $1,23 trillion, this is due to the weakness of the global economy, geopolitical crisis, the newspaper notes. About Western Asia, which includes countries in the Middle East, in 2014 investments decreased by 4%. Most in this region investors invest in Turkey, indicated in the report.