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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

06 March 2013Study reviews transparency in international investment agreements

A new report addresses transparency provisions in international investment agreements (IIAs), and offers practical policy guidance and drafting suggestions for IIA stakeholders.

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27 February 2013Investment and trade are increasingly entwined via GVCs, report says

Goods and services increasingly cross international borders multiple times as they become finished products – links in ‘value chains’ usually involve transnational corporations, a new UNCTAD study notes.

10 February 2013Rwanda Government and UNCTAD launch online investment guide

The Government of Rwanda and UNCTAD launched the web-based investment guide to Rwanda as pilot project of UNCTAD’s innovative approach to the preparation and online publication of investment guides.

08 February 2013UNCTAD briefs New York-based delegates and civil society on new investment policy framework

More than 70 delegates and civil society representatives attended the presentation of UNCTAD's new Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) at the UN headquarters in New York.

31 January 2013Experts address ''atomized'', ''inconsistent'' foreign investment landscape

Experts in the field of foreign direct investment (FDI), reacting to stagnant or declining investment flows in 2012, discussed how cooperation within regions could help developing countries make stable economic progress.