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.
The report finds that most investment measures taken in the review period pointed toward greater openness and transparency or toward a mix of restrictiveness and relaxation. In the area of investment policies related to national security, three G20 members extended the list of industries or activities subject to security-related review mechanisms.
The London Stock Exchange Group announced that it will partner with the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative, joining nine other exchanges in the US, Europe, Africa and Asia to promote sustainable business practices among publicly listed companies worldwide.
Young entrepreneurs can unlock development potential, high-level panel tells UNCTAD Commission; ten finalists of Women in Business Awards also announced.
Regulatory reform is the key to unlock Moldova's huge potential for investment, an UNCTAD Investment Policy Review concludes in findings backed by the nation's government and marked at high-level investment event in Geneva.
Bangladesh minister welcomes valuable investment advice and meets private sector investors at the presentation of UNCTAD's Investment Policy Review at the sixth session of the Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission.
Sound data on foreign direct investment (FDI) is an essential tool for research and policy analysis, and a basis for policy formulation, implementation and assessment. This publication is a major effort by UNCTAD to fill a large gap in FDI statistics.
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