Global foreign direct investment is up
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. According to the ‘World Investment Report 2014,’ produced by the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 9 per cent…