UAE, Qatar lead Middle East in 2023 global foreign investment ranking  

The United Arab Emirates sat in the top position among MENA markets and ranked 4th globally.

Salim A. Essaid
Salim A. Essaid
Mar 31, 2023
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A picture shows a view of the Dubai skyline including Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, in the United Arab Emirates, on June 20, 2022. — KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images

DUBAI — Middle East economies ranked among the top 25 countries on Kearney's 2023 Foreign Direct Investment Confidence Index (FDICI), with the United Arab Emirates leading the region.

The Kearny FDICI is an annual survey of global business executives that ranks markets according to their investment outlook over the next three years.

While its first report was released in 1998, this is the first time the firm has dedicated an index to emerging markets. 

What happened: Six countries from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region made it on the top 25 list of emerging markets attractive to foreign direct investment (FDI). They are, with their global rankings:

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