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UNCTAD chief calls for bolder cooperation and investments amid global economic shifts
… economic challenges like a global slowdown, declining investment and surging debt as she opened the organization’s … trade is no longer the biggest engine of growth in the world economy,” Ms. Grynspan said. The world economy also … crisis in Palestine Ms. Grynspan also presented the latest report on UNCTAD’s assistance to the Palestinian People . “We …
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Global foreign direct investment grew 3% in 2023 as recession fears eased
… Global foreign direct investment (FDI) defied earlier expectations for 2023, … Trends Monitor published on January 17. However, the report highlights a key nuance – the overall uptick was … recorded a steep 23% decline, and the United States, the world's leading FDI recipient, saw a 3% dip. The UNCTAD …
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Coronavirus: Let's not forget the world's poorest countries
… The novel coronavirus pandemic has rapidly thrown the world into uncharted territory. As COVID-19 diagnoses rise globally, the World Health Organization has reported more than 7,000 cases … countries are bracing for major falls in foreign direct investment and trade, as well as rising unemployment, the …
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World leaders call for stronger multilateral solutions to debt crisis
… achieving the 2030 Agenda and the climate transition the world desperately needs." Loading... UNCTAD advocates for the … this end,” Ms. Silva said. Four times the climate change investment needed in developing countries Estimates show that … mitigation in developing countries, according to an UNCTAD report . “The anachronistic global financial architecture …
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UNCTAD Chief says investment outlook subdued, urges investment for sustainable development
… Mukhisa Kituyi delivers keynote address at International Investment Forum, Xiamen, China Dr. Kituyi spoke before the … was "global value chains and development," and UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2013 served as Forum document, which was extensively …
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International Investment in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
… COP27. It presents the latest international climate change investment trends and policy developments. The publication … The publication further incorporates key findings from the World Investment Report 2022 , insights from the intergovernmental debate …
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How to narrow the investment gap for global goals
… the SDGs. A new UNCTAD publication entitled “Facilitating investment in the Sustainable Development Goals” outlines how investment promotion agencies (IPAs) can be a game changer, … grow, such financing remains heavily concentrated in the world’s richest economies. Also, most of it goes to sectors …
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Promoting investment in the digital economy
… UNCTAD's Special Issue of the Investment Policy Monitor shows that, even though promoting … on the other, should work synergistically. The forthcoming World Investment Report 2017, on Investment and the Digital Economy, will …
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Developing Asia now invests more abroad than any other region, UNCTAD report says
… were the second and the third largest investors in the world, after the United States which remains the largest single source of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). Among the 20 largest investors, nine were … Asia now invests more abroad than any other region, UNCTAD report says … news …
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Energy transition calls for faster investment treaty reforms
… energy transition and speedier reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) to support the shift away from … dispute settlement (ISDS) cases, according to a new UNCTAD report . Investors in both fossil fuels and renewable energy … should ensure that flexibilities available under the World Trade Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of …