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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.

News

28 June 10 - G20 Declaration calls on UNCTAD to continue monitoring investment policy measures

The G20 Toronto Summit renewed the G20s commitment to refrain from raising barriers to investment or trade until 2013 and called on UNCTAD to continue monitoring investment policy measures and to report publicly on a quarterly basis on these developments

14 June 10 - UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures

A joint UNCTAD and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report on G20 investment measures calls on G20 countries to extend their commitment to resist protectionism.

05 May 10 - Business facilitation website launched

UNCTAD has unveiled a new website to identify and publicize examples of good policies and measures developing-country governments can take to ease the creation and operation of private businesses, and to increase investment in these firms.

30 April 10 - UNCTAD releases publication on tourism investment promotion

UNCTAD new publication, Promoting Foreign Investment in Tourism, takes the reader through a 10-step process to develop and execute a strategy for attracting foreign investors in tourism - a sector of key importance for development.

26 Apr 10 - Global Investment Trends Monitor No, 3

The third issue of the Monitor reports that foreign direct investment (FDI) flows during the fourth quarter of 2009 remained relatively stable, but were not nearly at the levels of 2007 and 2008.

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