World Investment Report 2025
In the photo: Nan Li Collins, Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, UNCTAD Photo credit ©William Albors / UN Trade and Development Global foreign direct investment fell by 11%, marking the second consecutive year of decline and confirming a deepening slowdown in productive capital flows, according to the World Investment Report 2025. The report was released today, 19 June, by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) at the Palais des Nations. Although global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 4% in 2024 to $1.5 trillion the increase is the result of, among other factors, volatile financial conduit flows through several European economies, which often serve as transfer points for investments. Full report: <a href="http://unctad.org/wir2025" rel="noreferrer nofollow">unctad.org/wir2025</a>