Factors stimulating Chinese investments in Jordan : an empirical study

Abstract EN

The worldwide movement towards the FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) as a key element in the efforts for economic growth and development is a fairly recent phenomenon.

Overseas Chinese Investment Network has played a major role in this global investment inflow and outflow.

This study attempts to investigate the important factors stimulating Chinese investments in Jordan, and the levels of satisfactions.

The data for this research were collected through structured direct interviews with 50 respondents.

The target respondents were Chinese Investors in Jordan, and the key respondent was the manager.

The main findings of this study were : 1.

The high relative importance of stimulant investment factors which were given by Chinese investors collectively averaged about 80 %.

2.

Priorities given to the importance of those stimulators are not varied according to the investors' type and size.

3.

The stimulant factors for investment whether taken together or separately are highly considered significant by Chinese investors.

4.

The levels of Chinese investor’s satisfaction towards the factors of investment in Jordan are quite low when they were taken together.

They were averaged about 58% in total.

5.

Regardless of the investment type or size, there was quite an agreement among Chinese investors about their levels of satisfaction towards the investment environment in Jordan.

On the basis of these findings, the researchers recommended a number of interesting applications for the current and potential Chinese investors, and for the public policy-makers in Jordan.