BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6a4cdce9e0e7f DTSTART:20251002T080000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20251002T093000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:World Investment Report 2025: EAEU in the spotlight CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:BackgroundUNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2025 analyzes how global and regional crises\, escalating trade tensions\, geopolitical fra gmentation\, shifting industrial policies\, and economic volatility have s haped foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2024. The report highlights the continued sectoral and geographical fragmentation of FDI flows to dev eloping countries\, with flows remaining concentrated in a few large\, mid dle-income countries. It also shows that international investment in secto rs critical to Sustainable Development Goals are in decline\, largely due to a downturn in international project finance.Investment in the digital e conomy continues to serve as a growth engine\, with digital infrastructure registering a modest increase and digital services sectors doubling in va lue. Against this backdrop\, the thematic chapter of WIR 2025 focuses on i nternational investment in the digital economy\, mapping investment trends \, identifying key international investors\, priority investment destinati ons\, and emerging frontiers. FDI in the digital economy holds transformat ive potential for host countries\, as it can facilitate the transfer of ca pital and technology\, enhance productivity\, and create jobs.However\, de spite positive FDI trends in the digital economy\, many developing countri es remain critically underserved due to major barriers\, including high in vestment risks and high costs of capital. Furthermore\, there are persiste nt gaps in key regulatory areas\, weak alignment between digital strategie s and investment policies\, capacity limitations in investment promotion a gencies\, and a limited presence of development-focused provisions in inte rnational agreements.In the member-States of the Eurasian Economic Union ( EAEU)\, greenfield activity remains concentrated in key traditional sector s. However\, digital economy projects and services activities related to I CT manufacturing have been one of the most dynamic segments across all EAE U member-States. ObjectiveThe objective of the webinar is to discuss the latest global and regional investment trends\, with a particular focus on the implications for the member-States of the Eurasian Economic Union. The session will also explore opportunities and policy recommendations to lev erage international investment in the digital economy and in other sectors that can contribute to inclusive and sustainable development.Participatio nThe webinar will bring together policymakers and other stakeholders from EAEU member-States. Target participants include Government officials\, rep resentatives from investment ministries and authorities\, public financial institutions\, international organizations and development partners.<\; p>\;<\;strong>\;Background<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;UN CTAD’s <\;em>\;World Investment Report 2025<\;/em>\;&\;nbsp\; analyzes how global and regional crises\, escalating trade tensions\, geop olitical fragmentation\, shifting industrial policies\, and economic volat ility have shaped foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in 2024. The repor t highlights the continued sectoral and geographical fragmentation of FDI flows to developing countries\, with flows remaining concentrated in a few large\, middle-income countries. It also shows that international investm ent in sectors critical to Sustainable Development Goals are in decline\, largely due to a downturn in international project finance.<\;/p>\;< \;p>\;Investment in the digital economy continues to serve as a growth e ngine\, with digital infrastructure registering a modest increase and digi tal services sectors doubling in value. Against this backdrop\, the themat ic chapter of WIR 2025 focuses on international investment in the digital economy\, mapping investment trends\, identifying key international invest ors\, priority investment destinations\, and emerging frontiers. FDI in th e digital economy holds transformative potential for host countries\, as i t can facilitate the transfer of capital and technology\, enhance producti vity\, and create jobs.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;However\, despite positive F DI trends in the digital economy\, many developing countries remain critic ally underserved due to major barriers\, including high investment risks a nd high costs of capital. Furthermore\, there are persistent gaps in key r egulatory areas\, weak alignment between digital strategies and investment policies\, capacity limitations in investment promotion agencies\, and a limited presence of development-focused provisions in international agreem ents.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;In the member-States of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)\, greenfield activity remains concentrated in key traditional sectors. However\, digital economy projects and services activities relat ed to ICT manufacturing have been one of the most dynamic segments across all EAEU member-States.&\;nbsp\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\; Objective<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The objective of the webi nar is to discuss the latest global and regional investment trends\, with a particular focus on the implications for the member-States of the Eurasi an Economic Union. The session will also explore opportunities and policy recommendations to leverage international investment in the digital econom y and in other sectors that can contribute to inclusive and sustainable de velopment.<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Participation<\;/strong >\;<\;/p>\;<\;p>\;The webinar will bring together policymakers a nd other stakeholders from EAEU member-States. Target participants include Government officials\, representatives from investment ministries and aut horities\, public financial institutions\, international organizations and development partners.<\;/p>\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps:// unctad.org/meeting/world-investment-report-2025-eaeu-spotlight DTSTAMP:20260707T110305Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR