01765cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF020599 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498345682 2663-3493 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Investment and Growth in the Arab World : A Scoping Note. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (40 pages) Policy Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment rates in Arab countries have increased over the past couple of decades. In spite of this-and notwithstanding significant differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at generating growth. Private investment, particularly foreign direct investment (FDI), has underperformed significantly. And while public capital spending has benefited from high oil prices in resource-rich countries, it has continued to lag in oil importers... Mode of access: Internet Policy Papers; Policy Paper ; No. 2016/010 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/007/2016/010/007.2016.issue-010-en.xml IMF e-Library