21 June 2016
The UNCTAD World Investment Report 2016 says that the global recovery in foreign direct investment (FDI) was strong in 2015, with foreign direct investment flows jumping by 38%. However, part of the growth in FDI was due to very large corporate reconfigurations by multinational enterprises, including shifting their headquarters for strategic reasons.
The Report, subtitled Investor Nationality: Policy Challenges, provides insights into the increasingly complex ownership structures of multinational enterprises, analyses national and international investment policy practices around the world, and proposes a new framework for handling ownership issues.
Packed with fresh data, the report provides key national, regional and global investment data and analysis.
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- World Investment Report 2016
- Key Messages
- Annex Tables
- Country Factsheets
- Regional Fact Sheets
- Regional FDI at a glance
Press Releases:
- Increasingly complex ownership structures of multinational enterprises poses new challenges for investment policymakers
- Global foreign direct investment hit $1.76 trillion in 2015 – highest level since pre-crisis peak
- Prospects for foreign direct investment remain muted in most regions, report finds
- Investment liberalization and promotion feature prominently in new investment policies
