The impact of Indirect foreign investments on the financial market index

An analytical study in the Iraqi Stock Exchange for the period (2005-2022)

Abstract

The research aims to identify and discuss the intellectual and philosophical debate about foreign investments and the Iraqi Stock Exchange index and to know the size and type of relationship between the two variables, through a systematic framing between theory and practice, relying on published data for the period from 2005 to 2022. The inductive method was used in reading the data. Concerning the research variables (foreign investments and the Iraq Stock Exchange index), in order to reach results that reinforce the research hypothesis, in addition to the standard method and the formulation of a standard model to reach the linear relationship between the variables. The research came out with a number of conclusions, the most important of which is the existence of a relationship of correlation and influence between foreign investments. And the Iraq Stock Exchange Index, as indirect foreign investments are affected by the financial market index, and contribute significantly to enhancing economic growth, improving infrastructure, increasing well-being and improving job opportunities, and thus increasing well-being and economic prosperity. The research also presented a set of proposals, perhaps the most important of which are “on The country should manage its reliance on foreign investment carefully to achieve a balance between benefiting the host country and preserving the competitiveness of local companies.