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Briefing for civil society on responsible investment and capital markets
… organizer of the session Dr Anthony Miller, Division on Investment and Enterprise. The views expressed are those of … took place just days before the launch of UNCTAD's 2014 World Investment Report which this year covers the question of how to promote …
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Foreign investment flows to developed countries slump by 58% in 2020
… Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developed economies fell by 58% to … in 2020, a level last seen in 2003, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2021 , published on 21 June. The decline was inflated …
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The Least Developed Countries Report 2021
… their long-term income divergence with the rest of the world. The COVID-19 crisis and the emerging two-speed global … Agenda for Sustainable Development. The average annual investment requirements to end extreme poverty (SDG 1.1) in … with fragilities, UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report shines a light on how governments and the …
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G20 countries respond to COVID-19 with investment reforms
… interests against threats associated with international investment, according to a joint report launched by UNCTAD, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 29 June. It is the …
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Armenia: Investment promotion strategy in times of the global crisis and beyond
… Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) published an Investment Policy Review (IPR) of Armenia, following a … has turned into a pandemic crisis that is altering the world economy and will continue to do so for the years to … level of the past two decades ( UNCTAD, World Investment Report 2020 – International Production Beyond the Pandemic, …
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Technology and Innovation Report 2018
… societies and economies. The Technology and Innovation Report 2018: Harnessing Frontier Technologies for Sustainable … that stakeholders adapt the social contract to the new world that frontier technologies are forming. Education will … separate developed and developing countries are closed. Investment in hard and soft infrastructure and human capital, …
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Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year
… Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows slid by 13% in 2018, to US$1.3 … third consecutive annual decline, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2019 . The contraction was largely precipitated by …
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Boosting investment in productive capacities for trade: a call to action
… The report of the Secretary-General to the fourteenth session of … economic transformation. It emphasizes the role of investment, trade, technology and entrepreneurship, and the … exports and the eventual structural transformation of the world’s poorest economies. … OSG … Boosting investment in …
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How digital multinationals are transforming global trade and investment
… even faster during the COVID-19 pandemic. UNCTAD’s Global Investment Trends Monitor published on 27 April unveils new … leading players such as Uber, Twitter and Meta. The report also looks at the impact of the world’s largest digital MNEs on trade and investment. …
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Foreign direct investment in Latin America plunges by 45% amid pandemic
… Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Latin America plummeted by 45% in 2020 to $88 billion, according to UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2021 , published on 21 June. “The region suffered the …