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Seaweed holds huge potential to bring economic, climate and gender benefits
30 Apr 2024
The ocean crop can significantly improve sustainable livelihoods for small-scale farmers and harvesters and empower women in coastal communities, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Global crises fracturing foreign investment, impacting developing economies
23 Apr 2024
UN Trade and Development calls for innovative investment strategies to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
Shifting investment patterns: 5 key FDI trends and their impact on development
23 Apr 2024
Factors beyond economic determinants are increasingly shaping investment decisions, sidelining smaller economies and hindering FDI-based development.
Advancing shared prosperity through biodiversity-friendly trade
27 Mar 2024
With the right policy and governance approach, sustainable trade can flourish and, in turn, nourish the very biodiversity on which it relies.
Small business investing abroad: Why it matters and what needs to happen next
11 Mar 2024
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.
How sustainability and geopolitics shape foreign investment policies
8 Mar 2024
A stronger push for sustainable development, coupled with changing geopolitical dynamics, increasingly influences overseas investment policies worldwide, UNCTAD analysis shows.
UNCTAD charts path to inclusive growth in West African economic and monetary union
12 Feb 2024
A new report calls for comprehensive reforms to boost investment and sustainable development in the eight-nation bloc.
Foreign direct investment in developing economies fell 9% in 2023
22 Jan 2024
A new UNCTAD report shows FDI flows to the Global South dropped to $841 billion in a global context of weak investment and economic uncertainty.
Global foreign direct investment grew 3% in 2023 as recession fears eased
17 Jan 2024
New UNCTAD analysis shows global FDI trends defied earlier expectations but highlights that growth was driven by a few European “conduit” economies and raises concerns about the decline in international investment projects.
Year in review: Top 10 UNCTAD stories of 2023
27 Dec 2023
From analyzing the ups and downs of global trade and investment to measuring progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, these are the most-read UNCTAD stories of the year.
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