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Investment flows in Africa set to drop 25% to 40% in 2020
… The trend of declining foreign direct investment (FDI) to Africa is set to exacerbate significantly … of investment specific factors, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2020 . “Although all industries are set to be …
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Investment, Enterprise and Development Commission - Global Investment: Salient Features and Policy Challenges, Presentation by James Zhan, Director Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD
… 1 UNCTAD COMMISSION ON INVESTMENT, ENTERPRISE AND DEVELOPMENT Geneva, 26 November, … 2009 2010 2011 2012a 2013b 2014b GDP growth rate (IMF) World (%) 2.8 -0.6 5.1 3.8 3.3 3.6 4.1 Trade volume Global … financial statements. Fortune Global 500 companies report IFRS. 2010, largest 5,000 companies …
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1997
… The 1997 Report makes compelling reading for those seeking new … countries The links between profits, income levels and investment in today´s globalizing world … UNCTAD/TDR/17 … TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT REPORT 1997 … …
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Investment and Enterprise Responsibility Review
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Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Launch of the Least Developed Countries Report 2022
… thank you. I wish we would meet at a better time for the world. But we don’t. Especially not for least developed … magnitude of the problem. The Least Developed Countries Report we launch today seeks to address that issue head on. … by 2030 and $1.6 trillion annually in additional green investment. But current policies in advanced economies are …
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Improve productive capacities of world’s poorest countries for stronger recovery, UNCTAD says
… Efforts to rebuild the economies of the world’s poorest nations post-pandemic will fall significantly … improved, according to UNCTAD’s Least Developed Countries Report 2020 . Least developed countries (LDCs) with the most … LDCs from the impact of the pandemic. “They should spur an investment push to redress longstanding infrastructural gaps …
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Investment Policy Review: Zambia
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STRINGENT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION HAMPERS TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS IN THE WORLD´S POOREST COUNTRIES
… EMBARGO The contents of this press release and the related Report must not be quoted or summarized in the print, … should be selectively adapted to give a break to the world´s poorest countries, which otherwise may not be able to … a growing number of free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and other international trade pacts …
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COVID-19 slashes foreign direct investment in Africa by 16%
… pandemic had a significant impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa as flows to the continent declined … foreign investment to the continent, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2021 , published on 21 June. The report shows that …
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Science, technology and innovation for sustainable urban development in a post-pandemic world
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… innovation sustainable urban development post-pandemic world Current Studies Science Technology Innovation Geneva, … part work integrated treatment trade development, investment finance. current UNCTAD work programme based … Technology Development, United Nations Secretary-General’ report presented Commission twenty-fourth session 2021.5 4 …