Investment Policy

UNCTAD outlines measures to help the country strengthen the business climate to promote long-term growth and tackle pressing development challenges.

New UNCTAD analysis explores ways to unleash the landlocked nation’s economic potential through a more conducive environment for investment and businesses.

They have developed principles to guide investment policies in accelerating progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in 57 countries.

The compendium presents a range of options for policymakers looking to promote sustainable investments and enhance their impact.

Developing countries could lose out on tax revenues due to capacity and legal constraints on the implementation of needed reforms, UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 says.

The report suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic set off a further crisis in early 2020 that is expected to be deeper and more consequential in many countries than the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/2009.

Governments take measures to protect health-related industries to prevent acquisitions where companies suffer from temporary financial stress.

New UNCTAD monitor documents countries' latest investment policy responses to the economic fallout from the pandemic and reports on pre-crisis developments.

UNCTAD proposes measures to create sustainable and inclusive long-term growth and address the most pressing development issues facing Ivorians.

Distinct FDI screening procedures for national security purposes have become an important investment policy tool in recent years, particularly in developed and emerging economies, reflecting rising political concerns in this area.