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World Investment Forum 2026

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The World Investment Forum 2026, held in Doha, Qatar, under the theme “Investing in the future”.

World Investment Forum seeks to unlock capital for development

Energy price shock continues to affect international markets

Pain at the pump – one oil shock, very different bills

A tea farm in Phu Tho Province, Vietnam.

How can developing countries benefit more from biodiversity-based trade?

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Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: Soaring fuel prices and the burden of inflation

Strait of Hormuz Disruptions: Soaring fuel prices and the burden of inflation

Cover for Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 51

Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 51

Cover for A World of Debt 2026: Rising debt costs and stalling development

A World of Debt 2026: Rising debt costs and stalling development

Cover for Trade and Development Report 2026: The geoeconomics of development

Trade and Development Report 2026: The geoeconomics of development

Cover for Looking beyond GDP

Looking beyond GDP

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Trade and Development Report 2026: The geoeconomics of development

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UN climate change conference COP31 venue.

05 Nov 2026

COP31: UNCTAD to spotlight trade, investment and finance as drivers of climate action

05 Nov 2026

Trade in non-plastic substitutes is worth $484 billion. Who captures the value?

02 Nov 2026

Pain at the pump – one oil shock, very different bills

28 Oct 2026

How sharing risks can mobilize investment for development

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Data stories

Line graph showing that investment activity weakens across all categories

Global investment rises as new projects decline

Global trade in plastics and non-plastic substitutes slows after years of growth

Trade in non-plastic substitutes is worth $484 billion. Who captures the value?

After-tax profit takes 68% of the value traced in an AI advanced server rack

AI spreads the work but concentrates the profit

A bar graph showing that Asia attracts most foreign investment in strategic sectors in the global South

Asia’s rise masks a widening development divide

A bar chart showing that rising interest costs have been absorbing new external public debt

Rising debt costs are stalling development

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World Investment Forum 2026 highlights

How developing countries can unlock biodiversity's trade potential

Africa mines the world's cobalt but reaps little of its value

Meetings and events

6 November 2026

Commission on Science and Technology for Development, 2026-2027 Inter-sessional Panel

Geneva, Switzerland

19 October – 9 December 2026

TrainForTrade online course and webinars on statistics on international trade services 2026

Online

10 November 2026

Webinar of the online course on harnessing artificial intelligence for smarter trade facilitation and efficient supply chains

Online

11 November 2026

COP31 side event: Building sustainable and resilient supply chains - the role of sustainability standards

Antalya COP31 Venue, Türkiye

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Secretary-General

Rebeca Grynspan, Secretary-General of UNCTAD from 13 September 2021

Geneva, Switzerland

Rebeca Grynspan

Rebeca Grynspan of Costa Rica was appointed the eighth Secretary-General of UNCTAD on 13 September 2021. She is the first woman to hold this position in the history of the organization.

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Statements

26 October 2026

World Investment Forum 2026 closing ceremony

Doha, Qatar

26 October 2026

WIF 2026: 9th Women in Business Awards ceremony – celebrating women entrepreneurship excellence

Doha, Qatar

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