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Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
World Investment Forum 2014: 11th Session of the Investment Advisory Council
… pleased to welcome you to this eleventh session of the Investment Advisory Council. The meeting is being held in … is the lack of a pipeline of bankable projects. The World Investment Report identifies the three Ps of bankable projects, for …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014: Investing in Sustainable Development: Dialogue with Parliamentarians (with the IPU)
… vision their constituents have of what a more sustainable world and future looks like. Thankfully, so far, the process … the poor and vulnerable. Here at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum, our attention is focused on ways in which … of public services. UNCTAD's 2014 World Investment Report refers to many of these services as "SDG-relevant …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
7th World Investment Forum event: Investment, trade and development nexus in the post-COVID-19 era
… inclusive economies. Global value chains boosted trade and investment for over three decades and were an engine of the … transforming the system prior to the pandemic. In our 2020 World Investment Report, we examined various challenges and how they are …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014: Sustainable Stock Exchanges Global Dialogue
… economies. But obviously the needs are greatest in the world's poorest countries where resources are fewest. Those … should change. There are currently several obstacles to investment in sustainable development. These generally relate … Development Goals – the topic of our 2014 World Investment Report – examines these obstacles more closely and proposes a …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
World Investment Forum 2023: High-level panel on FDI and women empowerment
… and gender equality. According to the Gender Snapshot Report of UN Women and the UN Department of Economic and … and senior leadership. We also looked into the role of Investment promotion agencies to promote gender-inclusive … this agenda forward. Thank you for your attention. … World Investment Forum 2023: High-level panel on FDI and …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
7th World Investment Forum high-level panel on special economic zones
… Area. The AfCFTA is an immense achievement. It is the world’s largest free trade area, uniting 1.2 billion people. The AfCFTA is set to lower trade and investment barriers within the continent, and thus improve … in Africa. For instance, our 2019 World Investment Report presented a comprehensive analysis of SEZs and their …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
7th World Investment Forum high-level panel on multinational enterprises and women's empowerment
… agenda and to shaping a more inclusive post-pandemic world. Our 15th ministerial conference has just concluded. … Development Agenda. This year, UNCTAD published a report which examined the gender dimension of one of the key driving forces of globalization – Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – and the role of multinational enterprises …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
World Investment Forum 2014: Ministerial Roundtable on Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals
… have drawn our attention to the many challenges facing investment in sustainable development. These challenges are … that more can and must be done. This is why in our latest World Investment Report we have advocated a "Big Push" for private investment …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2014: Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality: The Role of TNCs
… It is my pleasure to welcome you to this session of the World Investment Forum on Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality: … the gender ramifications of trade policies. Like today's report, these case studies are finding that trade and …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the UN Global Crisis Response Group's report 'A world of debt: A growing burden to global prosperity'
… me go into the technical aspects and share with you the report " A world of debt: A growing burden to global prosperity " to … grown faster than public spending on health, education and investment over the last decade. The rapid increase of …