AHMED AGHROUT Researcher, European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford, UKNATALIYA ASS Research Assistant, Centre for Risk and Governance, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMATTHIAS BECK Professor of Risk Management, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMIKE HODD Director of Economics and Business Research, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UKCARLOS A. IBARRA Professor of Economics, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, MexicoSIONG HOOK LAW Lecturer, Department of Economics, Putra University, MalasiaRABIÂA MEKKI Researcher in Economics, University of La Rochelle, FranceMOHD SHALADDIN MUDA Professor of Economics, University College of Science and Technology, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaHONEST PROSPER NGOWI Lecturer in Economics, Mzumbe University, TanzaniaAHMAD SHUKRI YAZID Assistant Dean and Professor of Finance, Sultan Zainal Abidin College, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaLATIF WAHID Senior Lecturer in Economics, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UK

• Introduction; S.Motamen-Samadian The Effects of Capital Inflows and Openness on Financial Development in Emerging Markets; S.H.Law Macroeconomic Effects of Capital Flows: The Case of Mexico; C.A.Ibarra Blind Bargaining and the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Recipient States: The Case of Post-Soviet and Eastern European Countries; N.Ass & M.Beck Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Emerging Markets: The Case of Malaysia; A.Shukri Yazid & M.Shaladdin Muda FDI in North Africa: A Comparative Perspective; A.Aghrout & M.Hodd The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Trade: Evidence from Tunisia's Trade; R.Mekki Foreign Direct Investments Inflows into the Emerging Markets: Driving Forces and Lessons for Africa; H.P.Ngowi Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis; L.Wahid

AHMED AGHROUT Researcher, European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford, UKNATALIYA ASS Research Assistant, Centre for Risk and Governance, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMATTHIAS BECK Professor of Risk Management, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMIKE HODD Director of Economics and Business Research, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UKCARLOS A. IBARRA Professor of Economics, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, MexicoSIONG HOOK LAW Lecturer, Department of Economics, Putra University, MalasiaRABIÂA MEKKI Researcher in Economics, University of La Rochelle, FranceMOHD SHALADDIN MUDA Professor of Economics, University College of Science and Technology, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaHONEST PROSPER NGOWI Lecturer in Economics, Mzumbe University, TanzaniaAHMAD SHUKRI YAZID Assistant Dean and Professor of Finance, Sultan Zainal Abidin College, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaLATIF WAHID Senior Lecturer in Economics, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UK

• Introduction; S.Motamen-Samadian The Effects of Capital Inflows and Openness on Financial Development in Emerging Markets; S.H.Law Macroeconomic Effects of Capital Flows: The Case of Mexico; C.A.Ibarra Blind Bargaining and the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Recipient States: The Case of Post-Soviet and Eastern European Countries; N.Ass & M.Beck Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Emerging Markets: The Case of Malaysia; A.Shukri Yazid & M.Shaladdin Muda FDI in North Africa: A Comparative Perspective; A.Aghrout & M.Hodd The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Trade: Evidence from Tunisia's Trade; R.Mekki Foreign Direct Investments Inflows into the Emerging Markets: Driving Forces and Lessons for Africa; H.P.Ngowi Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis; L.Wahid

AHMED AGHROUT Researcher, European Studies Research Institute, University of Salford, UKNATALIYA ASS Research Assistant, Centre for Risk and Governance, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMATTHIAS BECK Professor of Risk Management, Caledonian Business School, Glasgow Caledonian University, UKMIKE HODD Director of Economics and Business Research, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UKCARLOS A. IBARRA Professor of Economics, Universidad de las Americas Puebla, MexicoSIONG HOOK LAW Lecturer, Department of Economics, Putra University, MalasiaRABIÂA MEKKI Researcher in Economics, University of La Rochelle, FranceMOHD SHALADDIN MUDA Professor of Economics, University College of Science and Technology, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaHONEST PROSPER NGOWI Lecturer in Economics, Mzumbe University, TanzaniaAHMAD SHUKRI YAZID Assistant Dean and Professor of Finance, Sultan Zainal Abidin College, Kuala Terengganu, MalasiaLATIF WAHID Senior Lecturer in Economics, Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, UK

• Introduction; S.Motamen-Samadian The Effects of Capital Inflows and Openness on Financial Development in Emerging Markets; S.H.Law Macroeconomic Effects of Capital Flows: The Case of Mexico; C.A.Ibarra Blind Bargaining and the Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Recipient States: The Case of Post-Soviet and Eastern European Countries; N.Ass & M.Beck Foreign Exchange Risk Management in Emerging Markets: The Case of Malaysia; A.Shukri Yazid & M.Shaladdin Muda FDI in North Africa: A Comparative Perspective; A.Aghrout & M.Hodd The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Trade: Evidence from Tunisia's Trade; R.Mekki Foreign Direct Investments Inflows into the Emerging Markets: Driving Forces and Lessons for Africa; H.P.Ngowi Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in the MENA Region: A Comparative Analysis; L.Wahid