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 biennial World Investment Forum.

The Division maintains an interactive World Investment Network of over 19,000 members to disseminate and promote its work on investment and enterprise.

 

 Documents and Publications

 
Post-COVID-19: Investment Promotion Agencies and the "New Normal" (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2020/5)
13 Jul 2020, 3197.9 KB
The Changing IIA Landscape: New Treaties and Recent Policy Developments [IIA Issues Note, No. 1, 2020] (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2020/4)
30 Jun 2020, 294.9 KB
UNCTAD-OECD-WTO Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures (23nd Report, Joint Summary) (UNCTAD/OECD/2020/23 (Summary))
29 Jun 2020, 122.4 KB
UNCTAD-UN Habitat Discussion Paper on Special Economic Zones and Urbanization (UNCTAD-UNHabitat/2020/1)
29 Jun 2020, 985.0 KB
UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures (23rd Report) (UNCTAD/OECD/2019/23)
26 Jun 2020, 810.6 KB
World Investment Report 2020 - International Production Beyond the Pandemic (UNCTAD/WIR/2020)
16 Jun 2020, 13.4 KB
Investment Policy Monitor: Special Issue - Investment Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2020/3)
04 May 2020, 483.9 KB
Transnational Corporations Volume 27, 2020, Number 1 (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/2020/1)
30 Apr 2020, 1469.5 KB
The IPA Observer: Investment Promotion agencies striving to overcome the COVID-19 challenge (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2020/2)
20 Apr 2020, 3961.1 KB
Investment Policy Monitor No. 23 (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2020/1)
03 Apr 2020, 629.7 KB
Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 35 [Special Coronavirus Edition] (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/INF/2020/3)
27 Mar 2020, 568.3 KB
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Nepal (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/2019/6)
25 Mar 2020, 4100.3 KB
Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 34 [Special Coronavirus Edition] (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/INF/2020/2)
08 Mar 2020, 387.0 KB
Leveraging the Potential of ESG ETFs for Sustainable Development (UNCTAD/DIAE/2020/1)
26 Feb 2020, 2425.8 KB
Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 33 (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/INF/2020/1)
20 Jan 2020, 512.6 KB
2019 Impact Stories (UNCTAD/DIAE/2019/INF.1)
31 Dec 2019, 305.7 KB
Transnational Corporations Volume 26, 2019, Number 3 (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/2019/3)
16 Dec 2019, 2348.8 KB
Investment Policy Monitor No. 22 (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/8)
13 Dec 2019, 611.8 KB
Investment Policy Monitor: Special Issue - National Security-Related Screening Mechanisms for Foreign Investment: An Analysis of Recent Policy Developments (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/7)
28 Nov 2019, 403.6 KB
ASEAN Investment Report 2019 - FDI in Services: Focus on Health Care (UNCTAD/ASEAN/AIR2019)
31 Oct 2019, 14452.0 KB
Global Investment Trend Monitor, No. 32 (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/INF/2019/2)
29 Oct 2019, 867.3 KB
SDG Investment Trends Monitor - Investment trends and monitoring capacities across 10 SDG-investment sectors (UNCTAD/DIAE/MISC/2019/4)
23 Sep 2019, 4576.9 KB
Division on Investment and Enterprise: Results and Impact Report 2019 (UNCTAD/DIAE/2019/2)
30 Aug 2019, 7999.5 KB
Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018: Selected IIA Reform Issues [IIA Issues Note, No. 4, 2019] (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/6)
23 Jul 2019, 493.9 KB
Supplementary Material to Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018: Selected IIA Reform Issues [IIA Issues Note, No. 4, 2019] (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/6/Add.1)
23 Jul 2019, 184.4 KB
UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures (21st Report) (UNCTAD/OECD/2019/21)
24 Jun 2019, 450.1 KB
UNCTAD-OECD-WTO Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures (21st Report, Joint Summary) (UNCTAD/OECD/2019/21 (Summary))
24 Jun 2019, 115.3 KB
Fact Sheet on Investor-State Dispute Settlement Cases in 2018 [IIA Issues Note, No. 2, 2019] (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/4)
29 May 2019, 427.8 KB
Transnational Corporations Volume 26, 2019, Number 1 (UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/2019/1)
26 Apr 2019, 1892.7 KB
Reforming Investment Dispute Settlement: A Stocktaking - [IIA Issues Note, No. 1, 2019] (UNCTAD/DIAE/PCB/INF/2019/3)
29 Mar 2019, 912.5 KB
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 News

 
UNCTAD
29 June 2020G20 countries respond to COVID-19 with investment reforms
Governments take measures to protect health-related industries to prevent acquisitions where companies suffer from temporary financial stress.
16 June 2020Global foreign direct investment projected to plunge 40% in 2020
COVID-19 causes steep drop in investment flows, hitting developing countries hardest. Recovery is not expected before 2022, says new UNCTAD report.
16 June 2020Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020
All industries on the continent are reeling from the double blow of the coronavirus pandemic and low commodity prices, UNCTAD’s new report says.
16 June 2020Investment flows to developing countries in Asia could fall up to 45% in 2020
Lockdown measures and factory stoppages in the wake of COVID-19 have severely impacted supply chain and factories’ production in the region.
16 June 2020Foreign investment in Latin America expected to halve in 2020
COVID-19 shock sends ripples across sectors, with commodities, tourism and transportation among the most severely hit, new UNCTAD report reveals.
27 May 2020COVID-19 heightens need for pharmaceutical production in poor countries
UNCTAD and the WHO have teamed up to respond to the urgent call to boost local production of essential medicines in developing countries.
27 May 2020Ten actions to boost low and middle-income countries’ productive capacity for medicines
Written by
James Zhan, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, and Christoph Spennemann, Chief, Intellectual Property Unit, UNCTAD
IPM
04 May 2020How investment policies are responding to COVID-19
A special issue of UNCTAD's Investment Policy Monitor presents the latest developments in national and international investment policies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Investment Policy Monitor
03 April 2020Countries launch investment policies to counter COVID-19
New UNCTAD monitor documents countries' latest investment policy responses to the economic fallout from the pandemic and reports on pre-crisis developments.
UNCTAD
26 March 2020Coronavirus could cut global investment by 40%, new estimates show
An updated UNCTAD analysis reveals that the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on foreign direct investment will be more dramatic than previously projected.
08 March 2020Coronavirus could shrink global FDI by 5% to 15%
UNCTAD projects that the COVID-19 epidemic could bring global foreign direct investment flows to their lowest levels since the 2008-2009 financial crisis
Flag of Barbados
18 February 2020Barbados unveils one-stop investment guide
Portal provides information on what it takes to invest and operate in the country.
WIF logo
17 February 2020World leaders, top CEOs to make global push for sustainable investment
Abu Dhabi to host United Nations forum on investment and technology for sustainable development.
GITM
20 January 2020Global investment flows flat in 2019, moderate increase expected in 2020
Foreign direct investment fell slightly from US$1.41 trillion in 2018 to $1.39 trillion in 2019. Flows to developed countries decreased by 6%, while those to developing economies were unchanged.
Flag
04 December 2019Côte d'Ivoire banks on reforms to improve investment climate
UNCTAD proposes measures to create sustainable and inclusive long-term growth and address the most pressing development issues facing Ivorians.
IPM
03 December 2019Special Investment Policy Monitor indicates that cases where governments rejected foreign investment for national security reason have gained prominence
Distinct FDI screening procedures for national security purposes have become an important investment policy tool in recent years, particularly in developed and emerging economies, reflecting rising political concerns in this area.
Global goals
22 November 2019Tool equips companies to report contributions to the global goals
A guidance tool developed by UNCTAD is making it easier to measure the private sector's contribution to global action for people and the planet.
UNCTAD
21 November 2019Twenty-second UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released
The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report, released today, reveals that investment policy making in G20 members has slowed down further during the reporting period (mid-May to mid-October 2019). Only a few G20 Members took investment policy action, and the number of measures was low.
Flag of Tchad
12 November 2019Chad can unlock more investments by diversifying its economy
Higher investment flows could be realized through agriculture and livestock sectors, UNCTAD review shows.
Flag of Armenia
12 November 2019Armenia can aim for several "billion-dollar" export activities by attracting more investment
UNCTAD's investment policy review of Armenia says more reforms are needed to improve the investment climate and achieve economic revolution.
IPA awards 2019
11 November 2019China, South Africa and Sri Lanka win sustainable investment awards
Efforts promoting investment that contributes to the global goals fêted.
ISAR 2019
31 October 2019More companies urged to report how they help meet SDGs

​Reporting helps governments and investors to assess the economic, environmental and social impacts of companies on sustainable development.

GEW logo
23 September 2019Call for photos on entrepreneurship by migrants, refugees
Photographers world-wide are invited to make submissions for an exhibition to take place at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during Global Entrepreneurship Week, from 18-24 November 2019.
UNCTAD
25 June 2019Twenty-first UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures documents increase in foreign investment screening
The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report indicates that G20 members took relatively few investment policy measures between mid-October 2018 and mid-May 2019, but their attention to investment policies designed to safeguard essential security interests continued to grow.
Goal 8
19 June 2019Scale up businesses that positively impact society, experts say
The inclusive business space is an unprecedented economic opportunity with 4.5 billion people in developing countries representing a market of US$5 trillion.
FFD 2019
17 April 2019UN announces new CEO alliance to fund sustainability
A new global CEO alliance will provide the impetus - and money - needed to help finance the Sustainable Development Goals with crucial private capital.
Investment Policy Monitor
28 March 2019Investment Policy Monitor, March issue released
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies, both at the national and international levels.
Lebanon
07 March 2019Lebanon moves on investment climate reforms
Lebanon's top leadership have endorsed a set of investment policy review recommendations and will take steps to boost foreign direct investment in turnkey sectors.
GITM
21 January 2019Global foreign investment flows dip to lowest levels in a decade
Developed nations feel the pinch as foreign direct investment (FDI) bottoms out in 2018 to levels last seen during the global financial crisis.
Flag of Ethiopia
20 December 2018Ethiopia launches online investment guide to stimulate FDI
Investors hoping to benefit from one of Africa's fastest-growing economies get easy access to reliable and up-to-date information with a new iGuide to Ethiopia.
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