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Heads of the two UN bodies call on world trade ministers to align policy and action to achieve global food security.
An UNCTAD report shows that adoption of policy measures and regulations dedicated to sustainable finance accelerated in 2021.
Despite successive waves of COVID-19, FDI flows to the region grew for the third consecutive year, with developing economies in Asia receiving 40% of global foreign investment inflows.
The continent saw foreign direct investment rebound strongly after the fall in 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Investment flows to the region reached $134 billion last year, up from $88 billion in 2020. Only a few economies suffered further declines in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Developing countries could lose out on tax revenues due to capacity and legal constraints on the implementation of needed reforms, UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 says.
UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 indicates FDI rebounded to nearly $1.6 trillion last year but warns this course is unlikely to be sustained in 2022.
UN Global Crisis Response Group urges stability in global food and energy markets to break the vicious cycle of rising prices across the world.
Written by: Mikael Lind, Wolfgang Lehmacher et al. , Article No. 89 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022]
Written by: Alexandre Larouche-Maltais, Article No. 88 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°94 - Second Quarter 2022]
