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Farida Al Awadhi, Chairperson of the Emirates Businesswomen Council of UAE, speaks at the Discussion Panel on Uplifting Women Entrepreneurship at the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum in Dubai, UAE.

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Boosting women-led business: The view from Dubai

30 March 2022

With thousands of business leaders, government officials, academics and entrepreneurs gathering in Dubai this week for the World Entrepreneurs Investment Forum (WEIF 2022), discussions on Tuesday turned to boosting support for women entrepreneurs and women-led businesses.

The Forum held a panel on ‘Uplifting Women Entrepreneurship’ where participants discussed the range of challenges and solutions for businesswomen in the Arab region, and beyond.

Skyline of the financial district of London, United Kingdom.

Unsplash/Ali Yaqub

Rush for new profits posing threat to human rights, UN experts warn

20 October 2021

Human Rights

The finance industry’s demand for new sources of capital worldwide to satisfy investors, is having a serious negative impact on the enjoyment of human rights, a group of UN-appointed independent rights experts have warned.

Workers at a tea garden, in Rwanda, pick leaves that will be processed into the beverage for export. The facility, spread out over hundreds of hectares employs some 200 people during the peak season and 70 for the rest of the year.

A’Melody Lee/World Bank

Governments, businesses ‘walk the talk’ for investment in sustainable development: UN forum

22 October 2018

SDGs

Business and government leaders from around the world have gathered at a major United Nations conference in Geneva, in search of innovative and strategic solutions to complex investment and development challenges.

Trade in Cambodia’s ports: products from Viet Nam arrive at the Phnom Penh Autonomous port in Kandal province.

World Bank/Chhor Sokunthea

Global foreign direct investment hit eight-year high in 2015 – new UN report

20 January 2016

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows rose by 36 per cent in 2015, reaching their highest levels since the financial crisis, according to a report out today from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which pegged the increase to a wave of cross-border mergers and acquisitions.

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New UN report finds drop in global foreign direct investment in 2014

24 June 2015

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) declined in 2014 but flows to developing countries actually reached their highest level ever, says a new United Nations report released today that also calls for systematic reform of the current international investment agreement regime.

UNCTAD (file)

Asia becomes the world's largest investor region

23 May 2015

General News

Asia has, for the first time, become the region which has invested more in other countries than the world’s most developed regional economic blocs.

That’s according to the agency dealing with trade, investment, and development issues at the United Nations, UNCTAD.

It says Asia invested US$440 billion in other regions compared to US$390 billion in North America and US$286 billion in Europe.

The Asian investments are largely going into acquiring assets in developed countries.

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UN officials urge greater investment to boost Africa’s development prospects

17 July 2014

United Nations officials today stressed the need to harness the necessary resources to take Africa’s progress to the next level, calling for increased investment to boost the continent’s development prospects.

UNCTAD

UN reports foreign direct investment hit $1.4 trillion in 2013, upward trend to continue

24 June 2014

Global foreign direct investment is up and expected to rise over the next three years, driven mainly by stronger economies in developed countries, according to a new United Nations report which highlights the key role that transnational corporations and foreign investment could play in accelerating progress on sustainable development.

Alex Trepelkov (L), Armando Lara Yaffar (C) and Michael Lennard brief journalists, UN Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, brief journalists.

UN Photo/P. Filgueiras

Revised UN convention seeks to encourage investment, combat corporate tax evasion

14 March 2012

The United Nations announced today that it has updated a set of guidelines to prevent double taxation between countries, as well as to avoid tax evasion, which costs countries $3.1 trillion every year.

Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General of UNCTAD.

UN highlights role of transnational corporations in transitioning to low-carbon future

22 July 2010

While they are major carbon emitters, transnational corporations (TNCs) are also a source of ‘green’ investments and can play a crucial role in propelling the world towards a low-carbon future, according to a new report by the UN trade arm.