📢 GSTP: developing countries cutting tariffs for each other to trade more cheaply.
Mon 20 July: 34th Committee of Participants.
São Paulo Round Protocol is 1 ratification away — up to $27B in gains for developing countries.
📖 unctad.org/news/after-nearly-three-decades...…
UN Trade and Development
318 Voos
UN Trade and Development
@UNCTAD
Official account of @UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). We work to ensure everyone benefits from the global economy. Secretary-General @RGrynspan.
O Relatório Mundial de Investimento 2026 foi lançado em Genebra. O investimento global se recupera, mas cada vez mais concentrado — novos desafios para as economias em desenvolvimento. Dados e recomendações de política: unctad.org/wir2026
📢 Next Monday, #GSTP holds its 34th Committee, hosted by H.E. Omar Zniber, GSTP President.
🤝 The São Paulo Round Protocol is one ratification from entering into force, unlocking up to $27B in welfare gains for developing countries.
📖 unctad.org/news/after-nearly-three-decades...
📊 New UNCTAD data: commodity dependence is concentrated in the developing world. Countries above the 80% threshold are almost entirely developing economies. Explore the dashboard 🔗 unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
Ripoti ya Uwekezaji Duniani ya 2026 imezinduliwa Geneva. Uwekezaji wa kimataifa unapata nafuu, lakini unazidi kujikita katika maeneo machache — changamoto mpya kwa uchumi unaoendelea. Data na mapendekezo ya sera: unctad.org/wir2026
🌍 More than half of UNCTAD member states are commodity-dependent. In 102 of 195 economies, energy, mining and/or agricultural products account for over 60% of exports. UNCTAD releases the State of Commodity Dependence Dashboard. Explore the data: unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
Commodity dependence remains a defining feature of the global economy. Energy, metals, minerals, agriculture: three decades of booms and corrections in one chart.
Explore the data 👇
unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
#Commodities #GlobalEconomy
जिनेवा में विश्व निवेश रिपोर्ट 2026 लॉन्च। वैश्विक निवेश में सुधार, पर यह रणनीतिक क्षेत्रों में सिमटता जा रहा है — विकासशील अर्थव्यवस्थाओं के लिए नई चुनौतियां। नवीनतम डेटा व नीति सिफारिशें: unctad.org/wir2026
Commodities can drive growth, but over-reliance leaves economies exposed to shocks. UNCTAD's new dashboard helps countries add value, build productive capacity, and turn data into policy. Explore: unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
Laporan Investasi Dunia 2026 diluncurkan hari ini di Jenewa.
Telusuri tren terkini dalam investasi global, kebijakan, dan produksi internasional.
Temukan data, analisis, dan rekomendasi kebijakan: unctad.org/wir2026
📊 New: individual commodity dependence profiles for all 195 UNCTAD member states — 30+ indicators per country on trade and socioeconomic data. Explore yours: unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
Pedro Manuel Moreno, Acting SG of UN Trade and Development, speaks today at UN HQ NY on behalf of the co-chairs of the UN Task Force on Critical Energy Transition Minerals
🔗 www.un.org/en/climatechange/critical-minerals #CriticalMinerals #EnergyTransition
نُشر تقرير الاستثمار العالمي 2026 في جنيف 🌍
يرصد تعافي الاستثمار العالمي المتزايد التركّز، وصعود القطاعات الاستراتيجية، وتحديات الدول النامية.
اطّلعوا على أحدث البيانات والتوصيات:
unctad.org/wir2026
🌍 More than half of UNCTAD member states are commodity-dependent. In 102 of 195 economies, energy, mining and/or agricultural products account for over 60% of exports. UNCTAD releases the State of Commodity Dependence Dashboard. Explore the data: unctad.org/topic/commodities/state-of-comm...
🚀 Quels secteurs attirent les investissements mondiaux ? Quels pays risquent d'être laissés de côté ?
Le Rapport sur l'investissement dans le monde 2026 décrypte les grandes tendances de l'économie mondiale. #WIR2026 #FDI
📖 unctad.org/wir2026
New UN Principles for Consumer Product Safety are here 🌍 A global standard affirming every consumer's right to safe products.
With 87% of recalled goods still found online, this couldn't come sooner. unctad.org/news/un-principles-consumer-pro...…
A record 229 investment policy measures were adopted worldwide in 2025.
Most were favourable to investors, but increasingly targeted priorities instead of broad openness.
Explore how investment policy gets more active, selective and conditional: unctad.org/wir2026
📊 Missed last week's report? The World Investment Report 2026 is out now.
It unpacks the uneven investment recovery, more targeted policies, and new challenges for developing economies in strategic sectors.
🔗 unctad.org/wir2026
#FDI #GlobalInvestment
"The policy choices made today will determine whether foreign direct investment becomes an engine of shared development or entrenches divergence." – UNCTAD Acting Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno at the launch of the World Investment Report 2026.
unctad.org/wir2026
🚀 ¿Qué sectores atraen la inversión mundial? ¿Qué países corren el riesgo de quedar rezagados?
El Informe sobre las Inversiones en el Mundo 2026 desglosa las grandes tendencias que moldean la economía global.
📖 unctad.org/wir2026
#WIR2026 #IED #UNCTAD
Global investment is rising again.
But the recovery is becoming more concentrated, more selective, and less accessible to many developing economies.
Where is investment flowing? And what does it mean for development?
World Investment Report 2026: ow.ly/V40I50ZmC6M
🚀 Какие секторы привлекают мировые инвестиции? Какие страны рискуют остаться в стороне?
Доклад о мировых инвестициях за 2026 год раскрывает основные тенденции, формирующие мировую экономику.
📖 unctad.org/wir2026
#WIR2026 #ЮНКТАД
Investment policy is no longer just about bringing in capital.
It is about attracting investment that supports development, resilience and domestic value creation.
How can developing countries stay open and competitive?
World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/news/governments-still-want-for...
Global investment is recovering, but not evenly.
Europe saw the biggest rise in inflows in 2025, while developing Asia remained the largest developing recipient.
Least developed countries attracted just 2.7% of global foreign investment.
Full analysis: unctad.org/wir2026
Latin America and the Caribbean’s investment paradox: foreign direct investment rose 14% in 2025, but announced greenfield projects fell by about one-third.
How can the region strengthen its productive investment pipeline?
World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/news/more-capital-fewer-project...
As investment surges into strategic industries, traditional manufacturing is losing ground.
Cross-border manufacturing investment outside strategic sectors has fallen 17%.
What could this mean for industrial development?
World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/wir2026
The fastest-growing investment is bypassing many developing economies.
Low- and lower-middle-income countries attracted only around 10% of investment in strategic sectors.
How can they build realistic pathways into new value chains?
Explore: unctad.org/wir2026
AI. Advanced tech. Semiconductors. Critical minerals. Clean energy.
Five strategic sectors now account for 44% of global greenfield investment, up from just 16% in 2020.
Investment is shifting fast – how is it reshaping global production?
Explore: unctad.org/wir2026
As investment flows to strategic sectors – AI, semiconductors & critical minerals – developing countries need “realistic entry points into the investment landscape of the future,” says UNCTAD acting chief Pedro Manuel Moreno.
World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/news/investment-strategic-secto...
8 of the world’s 10 largest developing-economy foreign direct investment recipients are in Asia.
Key to future success is translating investment into industrial upgrading, quality jobs, stronger supplier networks and broader development gains.
Explore: unctad.org/news/developing-asia-leads-inve...
Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but the recovery remained fragile and concentrated in a narrow group of economies and sectors.
Broadening development impact of investment remains the central challenge.
Dive in: unctad.org/wir2026
More foreign direct investment is welcome, but the central question is its development impact.
“Where it goes, what it builds, and who it benefits” matters, says UNCTAD acting chief Pedro Manuel Moreno at the launch of the World Investment Report 2026.
unctad.org/wir2026
Africa attracted $70bn in foreign direct investment in 2025.
More telling is where investors are increasingly positioning themselves: in strategic sectors such as energy, infrastructure & critical minerals.
Read more in the World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/news/africa-attracting-investme...
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is back, up 6% in 2025, driven by strategic sectors like AI.
Yet not all developing regions are sharing the rebound, as 80% of global FDI flows to just 20 economies.
Key takeaways from the World Investment Report 2026: unctad.org/news/global-investment-rises-6-...
The World Investment Report 2026 is launched today in Geneva.
Explore the latest trends in global investment, policy and international production.
Discover the data, analysis and policy recommendations: unctad.org/wir2026
The intergovernmental group of experts on consumer protection law and policy convenes today in Geneva.
Its 9th meeting, opened by UNCTAD Acting Secretary-General Pedro Manuel Moreno, will run through 8 July.
Learn more: unctad.org/meeting/intergovernmental-group...
Join us tomorrow at 10:30 CEST for the launch of the 2026 World Investment Report.
Discover the latest foreign direct investment trends across 199 economies and explore this year's theme: International investment in a turbulent global era.
Stay tuned: ow.ly/kRNc50ZkHlA
"We think of data like soil, not as oil, but like soil," says @ODET_UN expert Isabel de Sola Criado.
As global leaders gather in Geneva this week for major UN discussions on digital cooperation and AI, data governance is in focus.
Here's why it matters: unctad.org/news/data-new-natural-resource-...
Industrial policy succeeds in delivery, not design alone.
Across Latin America and the Caribbean, UNCTAD and partners help strengthen institutional capacity to move from strategy to implementation.
Explore the lessons and impact: unctad.org/news/design-delivery-why-instit...
For developing countries, digital access is only the start. The key is translating it into productive capacity, quality jobs and new trade opportunities.
As UN discussions on AI and digital cooperation begin next week in Geneva, here’s what’s at stake: unctad.org/news/digital-development-enters...
Restoring shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is a necessary step.
But it will not undo the pressure from higher import bills, delayed shipments, as well as more expensive food and energy.
Explore the policy considerations for vulnerable economies: unctad.org/news/hormuz-reopening-may-calm-...
After 100+ days of disruption, ship transits through the Strait of Hormuz may gradually resume.
But the economic effects could outlast the reopening, especially for the world’s 61 vulnerable economies exposed to oil and cereal import shocks.
unctad.org/publication/strait-hormuz-disru...
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz offers welcome relief. But recovery will be uneven.
After 100+ days of disruption, vulnerable economies continue to face oil and fertilizer price shocks, inflation and rising costs for essential goods.
Full report: unctad.org/publication/strait-hormuz-disru...
The 1st annual meeting of the @UN Global Seaweed Initiative is underway.
Countries and UN agencies are shaping the next steps for inclusive seaweed value chains that support climate action, biodiversity conservation & a sustainable ocean economy.
More: unctad.org/meeting/un-global-seaweed-initi...
Ocean-related goods trade surpassed $1 trillion in 2025, up 8% – with most value coming from manufacturing, processing and services rather than primary commodities.
What can coastal developing countries do to capture more value from this trend?
unctad.org/news/ocean-services-lead-trade-...
From marine data and technology to ecosystem monitoring, ocean-based innovation is booming.
Up 9% in 2025, marine research and development was the fastest-growing segment of ocean services trade.
Explore the latest analysis on ocean trade trends: unctad.org/news/ocean-services-lead-trade-...
Protecting marine ecosystems can support activities like tourism, which depend on healthy coasts and seas.
Yet only 10% of marine areas and 17% of territorial waters are protected, below the 30% target for 2030.
How can sustainable ocean services help? unctad.org/news/ocean-services-lead-trade-...
Debt is no longer just a financial issue; it’s constraining development.
Filling a gap in the global financial system, the Borrowers' Platform offers a borrower-led space to share knowledge, better manage debt and amplify their collective voice.
Explore: unctad.org/meeting/launch-borrowers-platform