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UNCTAD marks World Statistics Day: 'Better Data, Better Lives'
… the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at a historic UN summit - … Development and Globalization: Facts and Figures online report for 2016 ." UNCTAD works as a key partner within the … on trade and the interrelated fields of foreign direct investment, information economy, creative economy and …
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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 …
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UNCTAD new investment policy framework gathers support
… launch, held during the 16th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) , was attended by Deputy … other countries. A team of UNCTAD experts presented the report, which focuses on a new investment policy framework … governance and how countries, especially in the developing world, can use investment policy as part of a sustainable …
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2006
… Since 2002, world economic expansion has had a strong positive impact on … rules and disciplines. The Trade and Development Report 2006 offers relevant ideas and general principles for … forces of markets and the entrepreneurial dimension of investment. The Report also argues that a global partnership …
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Trade and Development Report 2007
… The Trade and Development Report 2007, subtitled "Regional cooperation for … gains in terms of market access and higher foreign direct investment, but they can also limit national policy space, … and meeting the Millennium Development Goals. However, the world economy is overshadowed by serious current-account …
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International Accounting and Reporting Issues 2016
… reporting is essential for creating a transparent investment climate, which is necessary for increasing capital … on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14) and the 2016 World Investment Forum, the ISAR high-level Policy Dialogue on …
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Investment decline in productive assets spells trouble for poorer nations
… Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing economies have shown … 35% in 2020 to an estimated $547 billion. According to the report, the decline was even steeper in developing economies, … by 40% in 2020. The continent is home to most of the world’s least developed countries. The slide isn’t over Even …
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UNCTAD organizes workshop on climate change reporting
… Climate change reporting experts from around the world gathered in Geneva on 16 March to address issues in … including the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment, UNEP Finance Initiative, the International … and low-carbon investment promotion (World Investment Report 2010). It provided important insights into current …
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UNCTAD awards Brazil, Egypt and Lesotho agencies for promoting sustainable investment in agriculture
… UNCTAD has awarded investment promotion agencies (IPAs) from Brazil, Egypt and … Rebeca Grynspan, underscoring the challenge facing the world. Need for more investments to increase food security UN … food security. But, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 , investment projects in agriculture in …
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Foreign investment flows to structurally weak economies remain fragile in 2020
… the strains of the coronavirus pandemic, foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the 83 structurally weak, … by 15% to $35 billion in 2020, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2021 , published on 21 June. Inflows to least …