World Investment Report 2010.ppt

UNCTAD divisions Division on Investment and Enterprise * * International support for developing countries Developing countries leveraging low-carbon foreign investment Home-country measures: e.g. preferential investment and credit risk guarantees Developed country financial and technological support for low-carbon growth programmes Int. financial institutions should further public-private partnership Establish a multi-agency supported low-carbon technical assistance centre * * Visit UNCTAD websites: /diae /wir and /fdistatistics Thank You! Contact: ralf.krueger@ World Investment Report 2009 FDI trends and prospects Investment policies Are both on global development! World Investment Report 2009 Decline was most pronounced for developed and transition economies. Africa declined least. World Investment Report 2009 Cross-border MAs experienced a faster recovery, while greenfield investments were more resilient during the crisis. World Investment Report 2009 Among the top 10 host economies of FDI are: China (2) Hong Kong (China) (4) Russian Federation (6) Saudi Arabia (8) India (9) Among the top 10 home economies to FDI are: Hong Kong (China) (5) China (6) Russian Federation (7) World Investment Report 2009 Developing countries and transition economies are leading the FDI recovery and well remain favourable destinations for FDI. Liberalization changes were mainly in services and Promotional measures were aimed at improving the general investment environment. The reasoning behind more restrictive/regulating policy changes is fourfold: National security considerations took more room leading to the desire to have a closer grip on strategic industries. Concerns about crowding out increased. The financial and other crises also increased the desire to regulate key industries, particularly the financial one. After exclusively focusing on growth in the past, many countries now pay increasing attention to environmental and social issues. Overall, more emphasis is g