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Seventeenth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released
… 2016 to mid-May 2017), seven G20 Members have introduced investment policy measures specific to foreign direct … 10 BITs concluded by G20 Members entered into effect. The Report cautions that, given the relatively low number of … to the commitments by G20 Leaders in favour of an open world economy, the promotion of global investment, and the …
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Tenth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released
… The joint report also indicates that the great majority of investment … and Development (OECD) and launched together with the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Report on Trade Measures, …
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Ninth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released
… The joint report, the ninth since September 2009, indicates that the great majority of investment policy measures went in the direction of … for Economic Cooperation and Development and the World Trade Organization. During the reporting period, …
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8th UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures Released
… The joint report, the eighth since September 2009, finds that in the first half of 2012, global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell by 8 per cent compared to the … investment, an issue also analyzed in UNCTAD's 2012 World Investment Report Governments also may be tempted to …
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As many as 21 of the world's stock exchanges to introduce sustainability reporting standards
… exchanges already recommend their listed companies to report on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, but James Zhan, Director of the Division on Investment and Enterprise at UNCTAD, which co-organizes the … own momentum," he added. … OSG … As many as 21 of the world's stock exchanges to introduce sustainability reporting …
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Joint UNCTAD-OECD report analyses G-20 countries' investment policy measures
… The joint report, seventh since September 2009, finds that global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows rose by 17% in 2011, despite the … only moderately, the report predicts. The fragility of the world economy, uncertainties related to sovereign debt, as …
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G20 Members not raising barriers to investment, joint UNCTAD-OECD report says
… Boosting foreign investment is seen as an important means to revive a stagnant global economy. "Our report shows that in general fears of new protectionism are … G20 governments wish to keep their pledge to build an open world economy, reject protectionism, and facilitate global …
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PROGRESS REPORT: IMPLEMENTATION OF POST-DOHA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WORK IN THE AREA OF INVESTMENT
… developed a technical assistance programme in the area of investment that reflects consultations with a wide range of … from developing countries, and the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization (WTO).1 This programme seeks to help … capacity-building and institutional capacitybuilding. The report below provides a summary and assessment by the UNCTAD …
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The Practice of Responsible Investment Principles in Larger-Scale Agricultural Investments - Implications for corporate performance and impact on local communities - World Bank Group discussion paper co-authored by UNCTAD
… prices of agricultural commodities in the wake of the world food price crisis of 2007–08 have stimulated renewed interest in agricultural investment following decades of chronic underinvestment. For … in Africa and Southeast Asia over a 50-year period. This report, The Practice of Responsible Investment Principles in …
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2022
… The world is now two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and the … the national and international levels. As detailed in this report, national fiscal and monetary authorities need to … into the global tax system, and encouraging more private investment into developing countries. We must also overhaul …