THE IMPACT OF THE INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT IN ATTRACTING FOREIGN INVESTMENT TO IRAQ FOR THE PERIOD ( 2004-2018)

Abstract

Investment is an essential element in the process of economic development, increasing
production and developing the production base to achieve the desires of current and future
generations, and in order for investment to play a prominent and vital role, an appropriate
investment environment must be provided. Therefore, this study tried to clarify the challenges
facing foreign investment in Iraq, and analyze and measure the impact that It is practiced by
the investment environment represented by the (economic, political, and social) system on
foreign investments and how to attract them to the local economy for the period (2004-2018)
according to the research hypothesis that (the expulsive investment environment led to the
reluctance of foreign investors to enter the Iraqi market).