Investment and Enterprise

The Division is recognized as a global centre of excellence on issues related to investment and enterprise for sustainable development.

Built on several decades of successful experience, its staff provide international expertise in research and policy analysis, inter-governmental consensus-building, and technical assistance to over 150 countries.

Its flagship product is the annual World Investment Report and its main global stakeholder event is the biennial World Investment Forum.

The Division maintains an interactive World Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote its work on investment and enterprise.

 

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07 September 2013Dr. Kituyi speaks at the 17th China International Fair for Investment and Trade
UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi delivered a keynote address on global value chains and how they can be strategically harnessed for sustainable development.
05 September 2013Global Value Chains offer major opportunity for growth and progress in advanced and developing economies, according to OECD-WTO-UNCTAD Report to G20
''Global production chains are a common feature in many industries involving an increasing number of developing countries. A key challenge is how to generate employment, and upgrade technology and productive capacity in order to maximize development benefits,'' said UNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi.
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23 July 2013New York Stock Exchange Joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative
NYSE Euronext, the parent company of the New York Stock Exchange, has today announced that it will join the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative to promote sustainable capital markets.
18 July 2013UNCTAD urges fresh approaches to investment policymaking

A new international investment agreements (IIAs) issues note produced by UNCTAD offers suggestions on investment policy that are designed to foster inclusive growth and sustainable development.​

WIR 2013
03 July 2013Secretary-General strikes note of caution at London launch of World Investment Report
The World Investment Report post-launch seminar, which was held at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London on Monday, 1 July, brought together representatives from UK Trade and Investment, the Department for International Development, think tanks such as the ODI, non-governmental organizations, and academia, to examine the findings of this year's report.
WIR 2013
25 June 2013World Investment Report 2013: Global Value-Chains: Investment and Trade for Development
The WIR 2013 presents the latest trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and contains in-depth analysis of policy developments, investment prospects, and key emerging issues related to investment -- including financial flows via offshore centres, and divestments.
20 June 2013International investment policymaking is in transition

UNCTAD's fourth IIA Issues Note for this year looks at treaty termination rules in bilateral investment treaties (BITs). It finds that 1,300 BITs will have reached their "anytime termination stage" by the end of this year.

18 June 2013Special edition of UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor focuses on the screening of cross-border M&As
UNCTAD finds that a considerable share of cross-border M&As have been withdrawn for regulatory or political reasons.
16 June 2013Ninth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released

The report finds that G20 members have continued to honour their pledge not to introduce new restrictive policies for international investment. However, it cautions policymakers that foreign direct investment (FDI) may not only be limited through formal policy changes, but also through individual administrative decisions and informal public signals that are beyond the scope of the report.​

Petko Draganov
13 June 2013Two partnerships to facilitate business development
UNCTAD Deputy-Secretary General Petko Draganov has signed two new cooperation agreements to boost the organization’s efforts in the field of business facilitation.
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