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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 biannual World Investment Forum. The Division also maintains the interactive World Investment Network of over 9,000 members to disseminate and promote all its work on investment and enterprise.

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29 July 2012South Africa's Trade and Industry Minister praises new UNCTAD investment initiative at launch in Jo'burg.

"UNCTAD provides the policy know-how for moving from the traditional investment model to the new sustainable development model", the Minister, H.E. Rob Davies, said of UNCTAD's new Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD).

19 July 2012EMPRETEC Africa Forum to receive assistance from Commonwealth Secretariat

At the request of a number of African countries, the Commonwealth Secretariat has agreed in principle to support EMPRETEC centres in African Commonwealth countries with the aim of strengthening business development services offered by these centres.

11 July 2012Consolidating gains from the Arab Spring, Tunisia looks to UNCTAD

An UNCTAD mission has been in Tunis for the past five days to follow up on requests made by Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki at the UNCTAD XIII conference for urgent assistance in consolidating gains from the Arab Spring, fostering inclusive growth, attracting investments, and expanding jobs.

10 July 2012Tunisian President invites UNCTAD to hold World Investment Forum 2014 in Tunis

Meeting with an UNCTAD delegation in Tunis on 10 July, the President of the Republic of Tunisia, H.E. Dr. Moncef Marzouki, reiterated the invitation for UNCTAD to hold its next World Investment Forum (WIF) in Tunisia in 2014.

05 July 2012UNCTAD S-G presents World Investment Report 2012 at roundtable in London

UNCTAD's new Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development unveiled in its 2012 World Investment Report was presented today by Secretary-General Supachai Panitchpakdi at a roundtable discussion organised by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London.

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