Analyzing the Reality of Foreign Direct Investment and Measuring Its Impact on Economic Growth for the Period (2000-2017)Algeria as a Model

Analyzing the Reality of Foreign Direct Investment and Measuring Its Impact on Economic Growth for the Period (2000-2017)Algeria as a Model

Bakir Hameed Jasoum *a & Noaman Mundher Younus b & Fouad Farhan Husseinc

Tikrit University / College of Business and Economics.

Abstract                                                   

Foreign direct investment is of paramount importance at the international level, especially in developing countries, as many studies have shown its effective impact and its essential role in the medium and long term in advancing economic growth by stimulating GDP rates, providing employment opportunities, providing expertise and advanced technology. What prompted most Arab countries, including Algeria, to exert efforts in order to provide an appropriate investment environment to attract direct investment through a set of economic reforms, guarantees and facilities, and their conclusion of multiple bilateral agreements to encourage and protect the foreign investor.The research aims to know the extent of the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Algeria for the period (2000-2017) by using standard analysis tools to identify the nature of the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth.The research also found that the gross domestic product has a positive relationship with foreign direct investment, that is, when foreign direct investment increases by one unit, this will inevitably lead to an increase in economic growth by (6.43). The research also recommends the necessity of adopting economic structural reform policies in line with the reality The Algerian economy, and working to develop and develop the financial markets through their size and tools, with an emphasis on the issue of legislation and laws that guarantee the regulation of capital investment flows.

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economic Sciences, 2021, Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 165-176

DOI:10.52113/6/2021-11-1/165-176

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