Research Summary A comparative study to analyze the investment environment in Egypt according to indicators  International Attractiveness of Foreign Investment Submitted by researcher Dr. Mansour Ali Mansour  Shata
Teacher of economics and commercial law Delta Higher Institute of Computers in Mansoura                  The research dealt with a statement of the nature, importance and determinants of foreign investment, an explanation of some international experiences such as Malaysia, India, Indonesia, and an evaluation of Egypt's efforts to enhance the investment environment. And clarifying the international indicators governing the investment environment, such as ease of doing business, economic freedom, global competitiveness, corruption perceptions, and Egypt's degree in these indicators compared to comparison countries. The research dealt with this through:                                                                              The first topic:the conceptual framework of the study: It was addressed through the concept of foreign direct investment, its forms and determinants, and the importance of foreign direct investment and its relationship to economic growth. The second topic:International experiences in attracting foreign direct investment and its repercussions: It was addressed by explaining the role of Egypt and the comparison countries (Indonesia - India - Malaysia) in creating the environment for foreign investment, and showing the flows of foreign direct investment, and its impact on the growth of GDP.                                                   The third topic: International indicators and foreign direct investment flows: It dealt with the international indicators governing the environment for attracting investment in the world, such as the ease of doing business, indicators of economic freedom, the global competitiveness index, and the corruption perception index.                                                                                                            The research concluded that there is a close relationship between the international indicators for attracting foreign investment and the flows of foreign direct investment, and that the Egyptian state has ranked behind in it, so it must make efforts to enhance the investment environment and increase foreign direct investment flows.