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Stock Exchanges from around the world welcome new UN Sustainable Development Goals
… sector and new policy frameworks to promote responsible investment in sustainable development". In a high-level … joined by stock exchanges and regulators from around the world. At the end of the luncheon, the exchanges celebrated … capital markets. … OSG … Stock Exchanges from around the world welcome new UN Sustainable Development Goals … news …
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Global foreign direct investment fell by 42% in 2020, outlook remains weak
… Global foreign direct investment (FDI) collapsed in 2020, falling 42% from $1.5 … had projected a 5-10% FDI slide in 2021 in last year’s World Investment Report. “The effects of the pandemic on investment will …
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UNCTAD Investment Policy Framework 2015 launched at Financing for Development Conference
… Development Goals (SDGs), including how to mobilize investment, how to channel it towards the SDGs and how to … and minimize the risks. According to UNCTAD's 2014 World Investment Report, achieving the SDGs will require a significant …
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UNCTAD Annual Report 2011
… of UNCTAD The global economic recovery is faltering. World GDP in 2011 was predicted to grow by 3 per cent, at … Forum, the Debt Management Conference, the World Investment Forum and the Public Symposium – were very well … stable global system. … UNCTAD/DOM/2012/1 … UNCTAD Annual Report 2011 … publication …
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UNCTAD Inter-governmental body discusses reform of international investment agreements
… in Addis Ababa, to continue consultations on international investment agreements (IIAs). Panelists from Brazil, … reflecting policy options formulated in UNCTAD's 2015 World Investment Report (WIR). Following interventions by the International …
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Rapid urbanization demands investment in sustainable development of cities, meeting told
… challenges cities face, how cities can attract foreign investment, and the role foreign investment can play in … Reyes Andrés described a pilot project supported by the World Bank to boost energy efficiency in cities by carrying … the flaws and fix it, and UNCTAD's World Investment Report is a great start for that right now”. The roundtable …
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Creativity is the answer we’ve been looking for – now is the time to embrace and invest in it
… centre at a time when we need creative solutions for the world’s challenges. The final two months of 2019 marked a … not be lost in the wake of the pandemic; rather, greater investment needs to flow to the creative industries that have … This piece was first published in a January 2021 report issued under the "Creativity, Culture, Capital" …
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International accounting and Reporting issues: 2006 Review
… corporate governance disclosure. The globalization of the investment community is putting new demands on comparable … number of enterprises and countries around the world adopt IFRS as their basis for financial reporting, 2006 …
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Latest Global Investment Trends Monitor focuses on BRICS FDI and Africa
… estimated US$263 billion in 2012, boosting their share of world FDI flows from 6 per cent in 2000 to 20 per cent in … in 2000 to $126 billion in 2012, rising from 1 per cent of world flows to 9 per cent. Foreign investment from the BRICS into Africa reached 25 per cent of …
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Division on technology and logistics: Activity Report, 2008
… This report presents an overview of the activities undertaken by … of the Science and Technology Section from the Division on Investment and Enterprise to DTL. This, among other factors, … countries with economies in transition, in the globalized world economy and international trade, through efficient …