Investment Promotion and Facilitation

Countries are increasingly aligning investment agreements with sustainability objectives, a shift hailed by G20 ministers gathering in Brazil.

UNCTAD sets out a new framework, aimed at tackling existing policy gaps to facilitate overseas investment by smaller firms – the very backbone of economies worldwide.

A stronger push for sustainable development, coupled with changing geopolitical dynamics, increasingly influences overseas investment policies worldwide, UNCTAD analysis shows.

Three reports show how Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda can broaden their investment incentives to capture the special needs of antibiotics production.

The world needs increased investment flows to drive economic transformation in energy, infrastructure, agrifood and health sectors to ensure sustainable development.

UNCTAD's 8th World Investment Forum underscored the sector's pivotal role in bridging the $4 trillion annual investment gap developing countries face to achieve the Global Goals, especially for food security and biodiversity protection.

It issued the call at the 8th World Investment Forum, underscoring the vital need for capital in developing countries, where substantial growth opportunities exist.

The UN Secretary-General calls for the public and private sectors to deliver $500 billion a year in affordable, long-term financing to developing countries.

The 8th World Investment Forum unveils the winners of the UN Investment Promotion Awards 2023, celebrating their success in supercharging climate action.

At the 4th Qingdao Multinationals Summit, Pedro Manuel Moreno urged concerted efforts and coordinated action to address global crises and promote sustainable and shared progress.