Foreign direct investment is a critical and leading effective component of economic growth and is influenced by many economic, political and social factors, including national risk. The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of three types of economic, financial and political risks on foreign direct investment in ۱۰ selected countries of the MENA region. For this purpose, the Panel Data method has been used for ۲۰۰۰-۲۰۱۷ period. The results of the research show that the negative and significant effect of all three economic, financial and political risk factors on foreign direct investment, with the most significant effect of the economic risk variable.Moreover, the effect of GDP and trade openness on foreign direct investment is positive and significant, while the effect of inflation rate on attracting foreign direct investment is negative and significant.

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