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UNCTAD releases data on over 1,000 investor-state arbitration cases

UNCTAD releases data on over 1,000 investor-state arbitration cases

11 Feb 2021
The data set, provided free of charge, covers all known cases of treaty-based investor-state arbitrations as of July 2020.
Creativity is the answer we’ve been looking for – now is the time to embrace and invest in it

Creativity is the answer we’ve been looking for – now is the time to embrace and invest in it

1 Feb 2021
By Marisa Henderson, Chief of the Creative Economy Programme, and Amy Shelver, Public Information Officer, UNCTAD
Donors renew support for UNCTAD's work on debt management

Donors renew support for UNCTAD's work on debt management

21 Jan 2021
New funding will boost efforts to help developing countries better manage soaring debt levels and the resulting economic vulnerability, particularly in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic.
Unprecedented COVID-19 stimulus packages are not being leveraged to accelerate SDG investment

Unprecedented COVID-19 stimulus packages are not being leveraged to accelerate SDG investment

11 Dec 2020
By Chantal Line Carpentier, Drew D'Alelio, Bruno Cardoso Zuccolo, Olivier Combe and Raymond Landveld.
Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

Investment promotion agencies from Estonia, India and Rwanda receive UN awards for excellence in their COVID-19 responses

7 Dec 2020
The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency wins special recognition for mainstreaming gender in investment promotion.
New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment

New Asian trade bloc could help boost post-pandemic investment

18 Nov 2020
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement comes at a time of major upheaval caused by COVID-19 and could help revive economic growth.
Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

Betting on the untapped potential of Angolan honey

5 Nov 2020
The government sees honey as a product that could help diversify the country’s oil-dependent economy and is working with UNCTAD and the European Union to improve production and boost exports.
Global foreign direct investment falls 49% in first half of 2020

Global foreign direct investment falls 49% in first half of 2020

27 Oct 2020
The biggest drops occurred in developed countries, cutting across all major forms of foreign direct investment.
COVID-19: UNCTAD warns of ‘lost decade’ if countries adopt austerity

COVID-19: UNCTAD warns of ‘lost decade’ if countries adopt austerity

21 Sep 2020
UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2020 says coordinated public action is urgently needed for a better economic recovery.
Bold public spending only way to recover better from COVID-19

Bold public spending only way to recover better from COVID-19

21 Sep 2020
UNCTAD's Trade and Development Report 2020 says the multilateral system needs to lend a bigger hand to developing countries given the constraints on their fiscal space.