Sunday, 27 February 2011

Days of protest threaten the age of growth - The National

Economies in the Middle East and North Africa emerged as some of the fastest growing in the world over the past decade, thanks to vast natural resources and burgeoning populations.

Yet significant foreign direct investment ineconomies of the Mena region began only in the past few years, led largely by Gulf countries.

Fast-forward to February 2011, and the region has undergone a seismic shift. New political powers are rising in countries where autocrats ruled for decades. And entire new regulatory frameworks could be in the works.

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