Foreign investment to West Asia falls. Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) to West Asia fell by 9% in 2013 to a level of $44 billion dollars, according to the latest UNCTAD report on investment in the world for 2014. This is fifth year in a row since 2009 that FDI has fallen. The continuation of strong regional tension is fuelling political uncertainty and putting foreign direct investors off, although there are differences between the countries of the region. In countries such as Saudi...