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Investment flows to small island states grew by 39% in 2022
… Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to small island developing states … in 2022, about 0.6% of global FDI, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published on 5 July. Reflecting differences in …
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Digital investment starts at home
… on 15 May. “When a country gives better conditions for investment to foreigners than locals, the locals register … worldwide. Related links: The Least Developed Countries Report 2018 : Entrepreneurship for structural transformation: … provides many opportunities for growth in the developing world, but we need to seize those opportunities now.” Since …
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Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 43
… Highlights: Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the second quarter of 2022 were … due to the food, fuel and finance crises around the world, the Ukraine war, rising inflation and interest rates, … energy efficiency projects. (See UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 for details on the relative propensities for …
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Global Investment Trends Monitor, No. 44
… Highlights: New investment project numbers, including greenfield … FDI. Full-year FDI data for 2022 will be included in the World Investment Report 2023, scheduled for publication in June. … …
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Togo plans investment reforms to drive sustainable growth
… West Africa, Togo has the potential to become an important investment hub in the region, according to a new UNCTAD report. Togo’s economy grew annually by an average 5.2% … as high (59%) as in urban zones (27%), according to The World Bank . Despite its strong economic performance, Togo …
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World's poorest countries must nurture dynamic businesses
… Governments in the world’s most disadvantaged countries, from Afghanistan to … the economy, according to the Least Developed Countries Report 2018: Entrepreneurship for Structural Transformation , … states. The group qualifies for preferential treatment in world trade and climate-change arrangements due to chronic …
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Partnerships and investment key to tackling today’s challenges, says UNCTAD deputy chief
… Multinationals Summit in China. Read his statement . In a world marked by a pandemic, trade tensions, geopolitical … “the road remains bumpy”. Recent UNCTAD projections show world economic growth slowing from 3% in 2022 to 2.4% in … that these nations face a staggering $4 trillion annual investment gap to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals …
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Foreign investment in least developed countries fell by 16% in 2022
… Foreign direct investment (FDI) in least developed countries (LDCs) declined … by 16% to $22 billion in 2022, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published on 5 July. The top five recipients …
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Transforming trade and development in a fractured, post-pandemic world
… ago, fractures and fault lines have deepened across the world economy, compromising the achievement of the … These fractures also include a growing disconnect between investment in the real economy and exuberant financial … of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In my report to the fifteenth session of the United Nations …
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Investment flows to landlocked developing countries grew by 6% in 2022
… UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published on 5 July shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 32 landlocked developing countries …