MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION(MIBA)The Effect of Foreign Direct investment on economic Growth of Egypt BY Samer Sohry Saad Supervised byDr.Ashraf ElsaftyThis paper was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ofMAY 2017TABLE OF CONTENTContentsLIST OF FIGURES 4LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 6ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 7ABSTRACT 8CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 9Historical Data about Egypt. 10Problem Definition 12Significance of the study 16Research Conceptual model and variables 17Secondary data analysis 17Research Variables 18- Dependent variable: 18- Independent Variables: 18- Moderating Variables: 19RESEARCH LIMITATIONS 19RESEARCH OBJECTIVES 19RESEARCH QUESTIONS 19∙ Major Question 19∙ Minor Questions 20CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW 212.1 Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Some MENA Countries 212.2 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Really Matter in Developing Countries 212.3 FDI flows and host country economic development 222.4 The effects of foreign direct investment on the host country's economic growth 232.5 The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Economic Growth 242.6 The Effects of Foreign Direct Investments for Host Country’s Economy 252.7 Impact of FDI on Economic Development A Causality Analysis for Singapore 262.8 Foreign direct investment and growth: theory, evidence and lessons for Egypt 272.9 Foreign direct investment and economic growth: empirical analysis 282.10 Foreign Direct Investment, Exports and Economic Growth: Some African Evidence 292.11 Impact of FDI and Trade Openness on Economic Growth 292.12 Foreign Direct Investment, Country Capabilities and Economic Growth 302.13 Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Development, and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Arab Countries 312.14 Does foreign direct investment cause economic growth 322.15 Foreign direct investment and growth: theory, evidence and lessons for Egypt 33