ويمكن للاستثمار الأجنبي المباشر أن يؤدي دوراً رئيسياً في النمو والتنمية الاقتصاديين للبلدان المضيفة.
The importance of FDI for development had increased dramatically in recent years because of its role as a major source of long-term capital and the fact that it came with a package of assets, including not only capital but also technology, managerial capacities and skills, and access to foreign markets, which would help countries in their development and the integration of their supply capacity into the world economy.