Skip to main content
MACHINE NAME = WEB 2
Welcome to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • English
  • Français
  • Español
UNCTAD - Home UNCTAD Prosperity for all
Connect with us

Main navigation

  • About
  • Topics
  • Projects
  • Publications
  • Meetings
  • Statistics
  • Global crisis
  • COVID-19
  • UNCTAD15
  • Media centre

Main navigation right

  •  Delegate Home
  •  Login  
  1. Home
  2. News

News

Displaying results 1 - 10 of 20
Steps to establish a global alliance of special economic zones taken at UNCTAD investment forum

Steps to establish a global alliance of special economic zones taken at UNCTAD investment forum

21 Oct 2021
As centers of economic activity, special economic zones are a crucial development tool for nations. A new global alliance could help amplify SEZ voices alongside a push to modernize the zones.
Global investment flows rebound in first half of 2021, recovery highly uneven

Global investment flows rebound in first half of 2021, recovery highly uneven

19 Oct 2021
The outlook for infrastructure investment is strong due to COVID-19 stimulus packages, but investment in industry remains weak. And while high-income countries more than doubled quarterly FDI inflows, low-income economies suffered a further 9% decline.
UNCTAD awards agencies for promoting investment in health and the blue economy

UNCTAD awards agencies for promoting investment in health and the blue economy

19 Oct 2021
Investment promotion agencies form Costa Rica, Mauritius, the Netherlands the Republic of Korea and Seychelles are honoured during the 7th World Investment Forum.
Leading the push for a sustainable ocean economy

Leading the push for a sustainable ocean economy

22 Jun 2021
Policymakers and experts call on UNCTAD to play a leading role in research, finance and technical assistance to conserve and sustainably use the ocean, seas and marine resources.
Global foreign direct investment set to partially recover in 2021 but uncertainty remains

Global foreign direct investment set to partially recover in 2021 but uncertainty remains

21 Jun 2021
Investment flows plunged globally by 35% in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis. The fall was heavily skewed towards developed economies.
Global foreign direct investment priorities post-pandemic hinge on resilience and sustainability

Global foreign direct investment priorities post-pandemic hinge on resilience and sustainability

21 Jun 2021
COVID-19 recovery investment plans largely focus on infrastructure sectors that are key to building productive capacities.
Sustainable finance surges despite volatile markets during COVID-19

Sustainable finance surges despite volatile markets during COVID-19

21 Jun 2021
The value of sustainability-themed investment products amounted to $3.2 trillion in 2020, up more than 80% from 2019.
COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%

COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%

21 Jun 2021
The continent's commodity-dependent countries have been affected more severely than non-resource-based economies.
Foreign investment flows to developed countries slump by 58% in 2020

Foreign investment flows to developed countries slump by 58% in 2020

21 Jun 2021
Prospects for 2021 are positive, with expected growth of up to 20%, mainly due to strong cross-border mergers and acquisitions.
Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020

21 Jun 2021
Foreign direct investment remains stable in least developed countries, but contracts severely in landlocked developing nations and small island developing states.

Pagination

  • Current page 1
  • Page 2
  • Next page ››
  • Last page Last »

Country

  • Costa Rica (2)
  • India (1)
  • Mauritius (1)
  • Myanmar (1)
  • Republic of Korea (1)
  • Seychelles (1)
  • The Kingdom of the Netherlands (1)

Year

  • 2009 (1)
  • 2010 (2)
  • 2011 (3)
  • 2012 (10)
  • 2013 (14)
  • 2014 (11)
  • 2015 (12)
  • 2016 (4)
  • 2017 (3)
  • 2018 (14)
  • 2019 (8)
  • 2020 (16)
  • (-) 2021 (20)
  • 2022 (17)
  • 2023 (8)

Keywords

  • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (11)
  • Access to Medicine (1)
  • Africa (6)
  • African Continental Free Trade Area (6)
  • Agriculture (2)
  • (-) Biodiversity (3)
  • BioTrade (4)
  • Blockchain (3)
  • Business Facilitation (3)
  • Circular Economy (6)
  • Climate Change (10)
  • Climate Policy and Trade Rules (2)
  • Commodities (6)
  • Commodity Dependent Economies (1)
  • Competition (1)
  • Competition Law (3)
  • Competition Policy (4)
  • Consumer Protection (6)
  • Corporate Governance (1)
  • Corporate Responsibility (1)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (2)
  • COVID-19 (51)
  • Creative Economy (5)
  • Creative Industries (4)
  • Cryptocurrency (3)
  • Customs Administration (4)
  • Debt (10)
  • Debt Management (3)
  • Debt Restructuring (2)
  • Debt Servicing (1)
  • Development (1)
  • Development Finance (1)
  • Development Policy (3)
  • Development Strategies (1)
  • Digital Divide (16)
  • Digital Economy (1)
  • Digital Technology (24)
  • e-Business (2)
  • e-Commerce (17)
  • Economic Crisis (4)
  • Economic Diversification (3)
  • Economic Policy (6)
  • Employment (1)
  • Enterprise Development (7)
  • Entrepreneurship (5)
  • Environment (17)
  • Fair Trade (1)
  • Food Security (4)
  • (-) Foreign Direct Investment (14)
  • Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (16)
  • Globalization (5)
  • Global Value Chains (2)
  • Goal 02 Zero Hunger (1)
  • Goal 05 Gender Equality (9)
  • Goal 09 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (1)
  • Goal 10 Reduced Inequalities (3)
  • Goal 12 Responsible Consumption and Production (1)
  • Goal 13 Climate Action (3)
  • Goal 14 Life Below Water (2)
  • Goal 15 Life on Land (1)
  • Government Spending (4)
  • Greenfield Investment (1)
  • Human Capacity Building (2)
  • Illicit financial flows (3)
  • Industrial Policy (1)
  • Information and Communication Technologies (2)
  • Information Economy (1)
  • Innovation (4)
  • Intellectual Property (IP) Rights (1)
  • International Investment (2)
  • International Investment Agreements (1)
  • International Trade and Trade Policy (3)
  • International Trade Data (1)
  • Investment (10)
  • Investment Flows (7)
  • Investment Policy (1)
  • (-) Investment Promotion (1)
  • Investments Stocks (1)
  • Investment Trends (7)
  • Investor-state Disputes (1)
  • Landlocked Developing Countries (1)
  • Least Developed Countries (8)
  • Maritime Law (1)
  • Maritime Transport (18)
  • Non-tariff measures (2)
  • Occupied Palestinian Territory (4)
  • Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies (8)
  • Palestinian Economy (4)
  • Port Management (11)
  • Poverty Alleviation (1)
  • Productive Capacities (9)
  • Public Investments (4)
  • Regional Cooperation (2)
  • Regional Integration (5)
  • Renewable Energy (1)
  • Science and Technology (11)
  • Science and Technology Policy (4)
  • Small and Medium Enterprises (1)
  • Small Island Developing States (9)
  • South-South Investment (1)
  • South-South Trade (1)
  • Special Economic Zones (1)
  • Statistics (14)
  • Sustainable Development (6)
  • Sustainable Manufacturing and Environmental Pollution (4)
  • Technology and Innovation (9)
  • Tourism (2)
  • Trade Agreements (6)
  • Trade Analysis (15)
  • Trade and Gender (11)
  • Trade Facilitation (11)
  • Trade Facilitation and Trade Promotion (3)
  • Trade in Goods, Commodities, Manufactures and Services (2)
  • Trade in Services (4)
  • Trade Logistics (11)
  • Trade Policy (5)
  • Trade Promotion (1)
  • Trade Statistics (3)
  • Training Programmes (7)
  • Transnational Corporations (1)
  • (-) Transport Policy and Legislation (3)
  • Vaccine (1)
Clear filters
Home United Nations Conference
on Trade and Development

Footer menu

  • DELEGATES
  • CIVIL SOCIETY
  • JOURNALISTS
  • Technical Cooperation
  • Careers
Connect with us
UNCTAD - Palais des Nations, 8-14, Av. de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

© Copyright | Privacy notice | Terms of use
Signup for our Newsletter