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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2021
… Disruption unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic—hit the world economy in 2020. The pandemic reached every corner of the world, infecting more than 90 million and, so far, has killed … The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2021 is a report produced by the United Nations Department of Economic …
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Meeting on accounting standards stresses key role of corporate reporting in promoting investment
… des Nations. During the Forum, experts from around the world – including representatives of the International Accounting Standards Board, the World Bank, the International Federation of Accountants, and … stresses key role of corporate reporting in promoting investment … news …
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World needs new monetary and financial system for sustainable development era, new UNCTAD report argues
… The Trade and Development Report 2015: Making the international financial architecture … regaining financial stability and promoting productive investment. … OSG … World needs new monetary and financial system for sustainable …
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Investing in the energy transition: Countries need more balanced policies
… fuels to more sustainable energy sources. Its latest Investment Policy Monitor , released on 21 November, dives … limited to developed and large emerging economies. The report also shows that developed and emerging economies have … respectively. These findings echo the calls by UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 and the 8th World Investment …
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World Economic Situation and Prospects 2020
… At the September SDG Summit in New York, world leaders called for accelerated implementation of the … climate crisis at the top of the international agenda. The report stresses that investors underestimate the risks of … and are still making short-sighted decisions to expand investment into carbon-intensive assets. One of the primary …
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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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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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Agencies win awards for promoting investment in the energy transition
… Ten investment promotion agencies and special economic zones … UN Investment Promotion Awards on 16 October at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2023 . The winners hail from Brazil, … countries. According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 , developing countries need renewable energy …
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Foreign Direct Investment in LDCs
… The discussion in this report brings together, in a concise form, the extensive analysis of investment and investment policy trends in LDCs contained in annual editions of UNCTAD’s flagship World Investment Report (WIR). The summary report shows that …
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Investment trends and monitoring capacities across 10 SDG-investment sectors
… The Monitor analyzes directional trends in investment in the SDGs, following the 10 SDG-relevant sectors for which investment gaps were estimated in the World Investment Report 2014 (WIR14) - adding up to a total gap of $2.5 …