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Foreword
Page 3
Table of Contents
Page 5
Preface
Page 7
Executive Summary and Recommendations
Page 9
+ Chapter 1. Egypt’s Evolving Position in the Global Economy
Page 13
+ Chapter 2. Egypt’s Policy Framework for Investment
Page 23
+ Annex A. Average Annual FDI Inflows and Outflows, Selected Countries
Page 53
- Table A.1. Total foreign direct investment inflows from 1995 to 2004
  Page 53
- Table A.2. Total foreign direct investment outflows from 1995 to 2004
  Page 54
Annex B. Bilateral Investment Agreements Concluded by Egypt as at February 2007
Page 55
Annex C. Egypt’s Membership in International Organisations and Regional/Country Groupings
Page 58
Annex D. Egypt’s Exceptions to National Treatment
Page 61
Annex E. Egypt’s Measures Reported for Transparency
Page 63
+ Annex F. Egypt’s Openness to FDI
Page 65
- Figure F.1. Regulatory restrictiveness by industry, OECD and non-OECD averages and Egypt
  Page 66
- Figure F.2. Egypt’s ranking in the OECD FDI regulatory restrictiveness index (2000 and 2006)
  Page 67
Annex G. Summary of the Main Provisions of the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises
Page 68

Having adhered to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises in July 2007, Egypt undertook a thorough review by OECD members of its international investment policies using the Policy Framework for Investment. This publication presents the results of this review. It finds that international investors responded quickly to the government’s policy reform efforts: foreign direct investment (FDI) into Egypt increased eightfold in just three years, diversifying away from the petroleum sector and bringing much-needed investment to a broad range of manufacturing and service industries. However, the review also shows that investment climate reforms take time and many challenges still lie ahead. These include ongoing efforts to phase out unnecessary sectoral restrictions on investment, maintaining the momentum for broadening the privatisation programme and encouraging entrepreneurship by promoting transparency, accountability and competition.