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The United Nations’ World Investment Forum (Doha, 25–27 October) brings together governments, investors and business leaders to discuss how to direct investment towards more economies and ensure it delivers tangible benefits for developing countries.

International investment rose in the first half of 2026 but the number of new projects continued to fall, pointing to an uncertain outlook amid geopolitical tensions, energy-price pressures and supply chain disruptions.

For Qatari capital and the wider Gulf region, their role in linking markets, investment and sustainable development across continents is once again in the spotlight.

Attracting capital that supports growth, resilience and sustainable development is increasingly important as investment policies become more selective and global value chains evolve.

Four prime ministers, record participation from international organizations, and fresh topics to explore new frontiers in investment for development.

Manufacturing and exports helped several Asian economies gain ground. That route to prosperity is becoming harder to follow.

Geoeconomics is making global trade and market access more selective, reconfiguring economic interdependence and changing the path to sustainable development.

• Developing countries are home to most of the world's biodiversity.
• Yet they capture only a fraction of the value generated by biodiversity-based trade.
• A new UNCTAD report examines how trade and investment policies can help close this gap while supporting conservation and sustainable development.

The region remains central to the evolving investment landscape, attracting $644 billion in foreign investment in 2025 - more than 70% of total flows to the developing world.

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