World Investment Report 2019

The World Investment Report 2019 released by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) makes the following observations: The global Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows slid for the third consecutive annual decline by 13 per cent in 2018 to USD 1.3 trillion from USD 1.5 trillion in 2017. Asia region was the world’s largest ..

Topics: Australia • Brazil • China • FDI • Foreign direct investment • Hong Kong • Indonesia • Netherlands • Singapore • South Asia • Spain • UAE • UK • UN Conference on Trade and Development • UNCTAD • World Investment Report • World Investment Report 2019

World Development Information Day: October 24

World Development Information Day (WDID) is observed every year on October 24 to draw attention of world to development problems and necessity of strengthening international cooperation to solve them. This day also coincides with United Nations Day (October 24). Background The UN Conference on Trade and Development on May 17, 1972 had proposed measures for ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018

Topics: Days and Events • International Organisations • UN Conference on Trade and Development • World Development Information Day