Capital inflows drop in the Middle East region on political troubles

The Middle East, led by troubled states such as Egypt and Lebanon, is expected to see private capital flows in the region drop to $56-billion in 2011 from $77-billion in 2010.

Capital inflows in the Middle East North Africa region will drop this year, as investors avoid the region’s uncertain political and economic conditions.

“In the MENA region, we project economic uncertainty to result in a sharp retrenchment in flows. Relative to our January report, inflows to Egypt and Saudi Arabia are forecast to be some $17 and $15 billion lower this year, respectively,” says an Institute of International Finance (IIF) report. Read More Here

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