Saudi investment, Egypt & the IMF, Morocco’s car boom

The announcement that Saudi Arabia will ease foreign ownership restrictions on publicly-listed companies should go some way to boosting foreign direct investment into the country. Meanwhile, comments from Egypt’s Finance Minister that the government will continue to utilise technical assistance from the IMF suggests that orthodox policymaking is here to stay. Finally, the inaugurations of a new car plant and expansion of a key port in Morocco underline why we think the country has among the brightest long-term prospects in the emerging world.