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The Readiness of the Saudi Stock Exchang to Attract Foreign Investors ( A comparative study ) جاهزية السوق المالية السعودية لجذب المستثمرين الأجانب (دراسة مقارنة ) |
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Subject |
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Faculty of Economics and Administration |
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Arabic |
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This study aims to explore the major, currently available in both the Saudi and Qatari Stock Exchangesfactors, that attract foreign investments. To achieve this end, the study employs the comparative approach. Data collection involves semi-structured personal interviews as well as the analysis of relevant documents. The study was conducted on the Saudi Stock Exchange. The study questions include: 1) What findings that could be reached if (Abu Amsha’s) study had been carried out on the Saudi Stock Exchange? 2) What are the similarities and differences between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar in terms of currently existing factors that attract foreign investments? The Saudi Stock Exchange includes four categories, as follows: officials of the Saudi Stock Exchange Authority, officials of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), financial intermediaries (brokers) working in the brokerage firms, and investors in the Saudi Stock Exchange. Interviews were conducted with (103) people.
Interviews shed lights on a range of factors that could attract foreign investments into the Saudi Stock Exchange, including: the economic position and the political situation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; strength and stability of the Saudi banking sector; and the variety of diversity of companies listed in the Saudi Stock Exchange. The study has also found that there are some obstacles to foreign investments in the Saudi Stock Exchange. Some of those obstacles include: the lack of modern and diverse financial instruments; the lack of specialized legal system to deal with financial and economic affairs; fluctuations in the financial results and in the profits of companies, making it a high-risk market; and the Saudi Stock Exchange index is not included in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Based on the study findings, the researcher makes a number of recommendations. The most important of which is that financial statements should be prepared in accordance with the International Standards of Accounting and Auditing in order to enhance corporate governance, disclosure, and transparency, which would eventually lead to the effective and successful attraction of foreign investments into the Saudi Stock Exchange. |
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Dr. Tarak Koshk |
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Thesis Type |
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Master Thesis |
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Publishing Year |
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1438 AH
2017 AD |
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Dr. abudllateef mohammed |
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Tuesday, September 26, 2017 |
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Researchers
| أحلام سعد القحطاني | alqahtani, Ahlam saad | Researcher | Master | |
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