Barriers and Opportunities for Enhancing Capital Flows
In the COMCEC Member Countries
93
Upper middle group
EIU Business Environment Rankings
(out of 10)
Foreign trade and exchange
controls
Policy toward foreign
investment
Algeria 4.2 4.2
Azerbaijan 5.1 4.2
Iran 2.8 1.9
Jordan 7.3 7.3
Kazakhstan 6.9 4.2
Libya 3.7 3.7
Malaysia 8.7 7.8
Tunisia 6.4 6
Turkey 7.8 6.4
Source: EIU Country Forecasts; data for 2013-17 forecast period. Albania, Gabon, Iraq,
Lebanon, Maldives, Suriname and Turkmenistan, which belong to this group, are not covered
by the EIU Business Environment Rankings.
High income group
EIU Business Environment Rankings
(out of 10)
Foreign trade and exchange
controls
Policy toward foreign
investment
Bahrain 7.8 7.8
Saudi Arabia 8.2 5.1
Qatar 8.2 7.8
United Arab
Emirates 8.7 7.3
Kuwait 7.3 6.9
Source: EIU Country Forecasts; data for 2013-17 forecast period. Brunei, which belongs to this
group, is not covered by the EIU Business Environment Rankings.