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28 August 2026

UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2026 to bring global investment community to Doha

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/009 — Geneva, Switzerland

7 July 2026

More capital, fewer projects: Latin America’s investment paradox

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/008 — Geneva, Switzerland

7 July 2026

Africa is attracting investment in strategic industries. The challenge is turning it into broader industrial development

UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2026/006 — Geneva, Switzerland

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Acting Secretary-General Moreno (first row, fifth from left) attended a reception on 7 September hosted by the second Future Investment Conference in Xiamen, China.

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Strait of Hormuz disruptions could hit firms behind 70% of global employment hardest

UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2026 to bring global investment community to Doha

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Ensuring AI benefits everyone is key to development in the global South

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Today’s investment patterns are shaping tomorrow’s trade map

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7 May 2026

Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

UNCTAD/PRESS/MA/2026/005 — Geneva, Switzerland

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UNCTAD/PRESS/IN/2025/006 — Geneva, Switzerland

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Launch of the rapid assessment for Namibia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Windhoek, Namibia

17 February 2026

Launch of the rapid assessment for Zambia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Lusaka, Zambia

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UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2026 to bring global investment community to Doha

More capital, fewer projects: Latin America’s investment paradox

Africa is attracting investment in strategic industries. The challenge is turning it into broader industrial development

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Investment key to ‘strategic sovereignty’, says UNCTAD acting chief

Strait of Hormuz disruptions could hit firms behind 70% of global employment hardest

UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2026 to bring global investment community to Doha

Ensuring AI benefits everyone is key to development in the global South

Today’s investment patterns are shaping tomorrow’s trade map

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Invisible barriers are reshaping global trade

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Facts & figures: UNCTAD16

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Launch of the World Investment Report 2026

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Launch of the rapid assessment for Namibia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain

Launch of the rapid assessment for Zambia on value addition and diversification within and beyond the critical energy transition minerals value chain