With a combined population of about 325 million, the current 21 OIC least developed countries (OIC-LDCs) account for almost half of the total population of the world's 48 LDCs and represent 26 per cent of total OIC population. Economic and social development of OIC-LDCs represents a major...

Over the past two decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has been sought by most, if not all, developing countries as a means of complementing the level of domestic investment, as well as securing economy-wide efficiency gains through the transfer of appropriate technology, management...