Greenfield investment

Foreign investment flows to Africa slightly declined in 2023, but significant investments in the clean energy sector offered a positive highlight.

Demand for commodities and critical energy transition minerals accounted for 23% of project values over the past two years, compared to under 10% in other developing regions.

UN Trade and Development calls for innovative investment strategies to foster inclusive and sustainable economic growth.

Factors beyond economic determinants are increasingly shaping investment decisions, sidelining smaller economies and hindering FDI-based development.

At Davos forum, Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan calls for “true investments” to help a world in crisis keep the promise of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

International investment projects addressing the climate crisis have dipped in the wake of global economic headwinds, stalling years of growing momentum.

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.

Digital multinational enterprises are growing at breakneck speed and changing the nature of cross-border investment.

The continent's commodity-dependent countries have been affected more severely than non-resource-based economies.

More than 70 delegates and civil society representatives attended the presentation of UNCTAD's new Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development (IPFSD) at the UN headquarters in New York.