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In Africa’s Great Lakes region, UNCTAD helps build peace through cross-border trade
25 Jan 2018
UNCTAD Deputy Secretary General Isabelle Durant joins UN partners to pledge political and logistical support to formerly warring central African countries.
Tax avoidance threatens development agenda, meeting told
10 Nov 2017
Tax avoidance like that highlighted by the Paradise Papers is among the threats to the economic and social aspirations of the international community – embodied in the Sustainable Development Goals – since tax not paid denies an important stream of financing, experts meeting with United Nations member States in Geneva this week said.
Global foreign direct investment fell 13% in 2016, but modest recovery expected in 2017 - new figures
1 Feb 2017
Global flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 13% in 2016 to an estimated $1.52 trillion as global economic growth remained weak and world trade volumes posted anemic gains, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
UNCTAD warns on debt: Africa should find new ways to finance development
21 Jul 2016
African Governments should add new revenue sources to finance their development, UNCTAD warns that debt looks unsustainable in some countries.
Investment flows through offshore financial hubs declined but remain high
3 May 2016
Investment flows to offshore financial hubs, including offshore financial centers and special purpose entities (SPEs), were increasingly volatile in 2015, according to the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends Monitor.
World Investment Report 2015: Reforming International Investment Governance
24 Jun 2015
This year’s World Investment Report, the 25th in the series, aims to inform global debates on the future of the international policy environment for cross-border investment.
Global Investment Trends in 2014 and Prospects for 2015
29 Jan 2015
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows declined by 8% in 2014. A solid FDI rise remains distant, reports the latest UNCTAD Global Investment Trends.
Trends in outward investments by transnational corporations in 2013 and prospects for 2014-15
29 Apr 2014
Investment by southern transnational corporations (TNCs) reached a record level and southern TNCs are acquiring developed country foreign affiliates in the developing world, says UNCTAD's latest Global Investment Trend Monitor.
Economic underpinning critical for post-2015 goals, experts say
29 Nov 2013
UNCTAD and other Geneva- Trade hub agencies must find ways to harness trade and the private sector to make sure that the post-2015 strategy for helping poor countries is sufficiently supported by economic forces, experts said.
Post-2015 development goals need to be backed by resources and systemic reform
28 Nov 2013
UNCTAD’s first policy brief on the post-2015 sustainable development agenda highlights the need to reform the global economic and financial system, if the goal of eradicating poverty is to become a reality.
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