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The Arab Spring dramatically increased investors' perceptions of political risk in MENA. An examination of these perceptions indicates long-run optimism that political transitions in the region -- if democratic and coupled with political stability -- could increase FDI and contribute to MENA's economic development.

The Arab Spring dramatically increased investors' perceptions of political risk in MENA. An examination of these perceptions indicates long-run optimism that political transitions in the region – if democratic and coupled with political stability – could increase FDI and contribute to MENA's economic development.

After a long period of ignoring, in comparison with the explosive development of the urban, the rural development become at present more a more a global priority. Rural development should be supported by further improvement in the present system of international economic relations in order to overcome protectionist policies, distortions in international markets, inadequate technical cooperation and insufficient resource flows. The statistical data [3] shows that the agricultural and rural areas are less attractive for the foreign investors, even for the developed economies. Therefore, it is required national and international action which regards the right of each country to determine its own national policies, in order to maximize the contribution of foreign investment to the rural development. Also, they have to ensure that the activities of foreign investment in developing countries are not inconsistent with the accomplishment of economic and social development objectives [2]. Two problems are very important particularly in the developing countries [1]. First of all, it should be accelerated the development of national expertise in order to evaluate proposals for foreign investment in agriculture and work jointly with investors in investment programs that are compatible with national needs. Second, it should be oriented the current UN efforts related to transnational corporations toward the formulation of a set of criteria, adjusted where necessary for the special circumstances of each country. The main aim consists on increasing the favorable impact of foreign investors on the rural development.

Recent news of foreign real estate investment companies bulk buying Irish residential property seems to have come as a shock to some members of the Government. This is curious, as it appears to be the logical outcome of government policy in the area, supported by government tax policy, which is favourable to certain types of companies and investors.