Economic Diversification in the Gulf Region, Volume I by Ashraf Mishrif & Yousuf Al Balushi

Author:Ashraf Mishrif & Yousuf Al Balushi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer Singapore, Singapore

Methodology

As mentioned, this chapter seeks to investigate similarities and differences in the regulatory pattern between inward and outward investments to and from Saudi Arabia. It is based on the assumption that the Saudi regulatory system does not afford equal treatment between inward and outward direct investment. Accordingly, it sets three numbers of questions: (1) What is the relationship between the domestic regulatory framework and the inward and outward FDI flow patterns? (2) What is the effect of specific elements within the domestic regulatory framework such as specific rules and regulations on the inward and outward flow FDI patterns? (3) What is the impact on FDI patterns of international determinants such as international investment conventions (IIC) , bilateral investment treaties (BIT) and double taxation treaties (DTT) ?

It adopts a desktop, analytical and comparative approach to critically investigate and assess the regulatory investment framework in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It follows a developmental perspective to trace the evolution of the Saudi framework on investment. Improvements made and difficulties created in this process will be critically evaluated. It will also contain a comparative dimension, whereby the regulatory investment framework of Saudi Arabia is compared with international frameworks. Hence, various aspects of the investment regulatory framework of Saudi Arabia will be compared with international conventions on investment.

The analysis performed in this study was facilitated by the author’s good access to various primary and secondary sources of data on this subject. Primary data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with a number of leading Saudi companies, from different sectors, that have a history and experience with outward foreign direct investment. The selected companies are a representative sample of the Saudi economic and industrial base.

The transcripts of the interviews served as the primary data source. This data was coded, examined, verified and confirmed. The process of transcribing the interviews gives the researcher additional knowledge and understanding of the subject. After the transcribing the researcher coded the data. The coding process is essential as a part of the qualitative research (Collis and Hussey 2009). The codes of the data helped the researcher to identify the main themes; as the researcher recognized several different themes, this is an indicator of the research problem by distributing the data into themes based on the framework. Then the data were analysed.

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