Egypt Retains Africa’s Crown, Saudi Arabia Climbs Globally, UAE Leads MENA The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) emerged as one of the world’s fastest-growing investment destinations in 2025, as international capital increasingly shifted towards economies offering technological capability, industrial transformation and large-scale infrastructure, according to the UNCTAD World Investment Report 2026. Global foreign direct [...] The post MENA Outpaces Global FDI Growth as Investment Shifts to AI and Strategic Industries appeared first on The Middle East Observer .