Report launch (China): Global sustainable finance: trends, challenges and opportunities

World Investment Report 2025 - Chapter III: Sustainable finance trends

7 September 2025

09:30 - 10:15 hrs. Xiamen International Conference Center

Xiamen, China

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The global sustainable finance market reached $8.2 trillion last year but is highly concentrated in developed markets and faces greenwashing concerns.

Drawing on UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2025, this session examines opportunities, challenges and actions needed to leverage the global sustainable finance market for sustainable development in developing economies.

Chapter 3: Sustainable finance trends

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