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Annual Report of FDI Saudi Arabia 2010 Saudi Arabia succeeded to attract more FDI investments during 2009. Total FDI inflows amounted to US$ 35.5 billion. The inflows were lower by 7 per cent than the total FDI inflows of US$ 38.1 billion attracted during 2008. Net FDI inflows contributed to raising the internal FDI stock value to US$ 147.1 billion by the end of year 2009. These levels of FDI inflows, although high, are yet below the aspirations of Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), taking into considerations the great potentials of the Saudi economy, and its grid of developed infrastructure, and investor‐friendly laws. It is worth mentioning that reports from United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have shown that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has the potential to attract more FDI than current levels. Anyway, recent statistics show that the discrepancy between the potential to attract FDI and actual FDI inflows is closing and a significant decrease in the gap occurred during the last two years of 2008 and 2009. SAGIA aims at doubling the levels of FDI annual inflows so that levels of FDI inflows match the potential of the Kingdom.

World Investment Report 2010 The World Investment Report 2010 highlights a promising outlook: after a significant global FDI downturn in 2009, flows worldwide are expected to recover slightly this year, with a stronger recovery in 2011 and 2012. Overall, countries continue to liberalize and promote foreign investment, although there has also been an increase in new policy measures regulating foreign investment. This year’s Report focuses on climate change, and in particular the role of transnational corporations.

The Competitiveness Review - Januray 2010 Over the past several years, Saudi Arabia has made great strides toward becoming a stable and diversified economy. Transforming Saudi Arabia into a world-class investment destination and equipping it with the institutional basis for productivity gains stand at the forefront of the Kingdom’s economic objectives. The government has implemented far-reaching reforms under the auspices of the 10x10 program, an initiative announced by His Excellency the Governor of SAGIA in 2006 to make Saudi Arabia one of the world’s Top 10 most competitive nations by 2010. With one year remaining until the 10x10 deadline, SAGIA is pushing forward with tenacious resolve to help the Kingdom upgrade its regulatory regime to provide an optimal business environment, and to advance with respect to other aspects of competitiveness.

Doing Business 2010 Report - Report Overview Since 2004 Doing Business has been tracking regulatory reforms aimed at improving the ease of doing business. Despite the challenges presented by the financial crisis, the number of reforms hit a record level this year. Between June 2008 and May 2009, 287 reforms were recorded in 131 economies, 20% more than the year before. Reformers focused on making it easier to start and operate a business, strengthening property rights and improving the efficiency of commercial dispute resolution and bankruptcy procedures.

World Investment Report 2009 World foreign direct investment flows fell moderately in 2008 following a five-year period of uninterrupted growth, in large part as a result of the global economic and financial crisis.The decline poses challenges for many developing countries, as FDI has become their largest source of external financing. The impact is analysed in detail in the first part of this his year’s World Investment Report.The Report also examines the role that transnational corporations (TNCs) play, and can play, in agricultural production in developing countries.

The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 The Global Competitiveness Report 2009-2010 features a total of 133 economies,thus providing the most comprehensive assessment of its kind.The Report contains a detailed profile for each of the economies featured in the study as well as an extensive section of data tables with global rankings covering over 100 indicators.

Education Competitiveness Review The Education Competitiveness Review, written by the National Competitiveness Center (NCC). As part of the NCC's ongoing efforts to support and enhance SAGIA's 10x10 initiative, the Education Competitiveness Review provides a detailed, current, and objective assessment of competitiveness within Saudi Arabia's education sector.

An Update on Saudi Arabia’s 10x10 Program Saudi Arabia’s recent economic successes have provided an historic opportunity for the government to make targeted policy changes and investments to lay the groundwork for a sustainable increase in the Kingdom’s long-term rate of economic expansion. This opportunity has been coupled with ambitious vision on the part of His Majesty King Abdullah, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to encourage the economy’s advancement and diversifi cation beyond the petroleum sector. These efforts focus primarily on competitiveness: making Saudi Arabia a world-class investment destination and equipping it with the institutional basis for productivity gains. Far-reaching reforms are being implemented under the auspices of the 10x10 program, announced by His Excellency the Governor of SAGIA in 2006, an initiative to make Saudi Arabia one of the world’s Top 10 most competitive nations by 2010. This issue of the Competitiveness Review provides an update on the improvements made in Saudi Arabia in 2008 and offers an assessment of further improvements we can make to achieve our full potential.

World Investment Report 2008 World Investment Report 2008 (WIR08) is the 18th in a series published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The Report analyses the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and has a special focus in 2008 on the role of transnational corporations (TNCs) in infrastructure development.

The Global Competitiveness Report 2008–2009 The Global Competitiveness Report is a yearly report published by the World Economic Forum. The 2008-2009 report covers 134 major and emerging economies, up from 131 considered in the 2007-2008 report. The United States continues as the most competitive economy in the world, despite the financial crisis that began in 2007. The report "assesses the ability of countries to provide high levels of prosperity to their citizens. This in turn depends on how productively a country uses available resources. Therefore, the Global Competitiveness Index measures the set of institutions, policies, and factors that set the sustainable current and medium-term levels of economic prosperity."