#WIR2025
What is holding back digital foreign investment?

Global investment in the digital economy grew +14%, but 10 countries captured 80% of new projects.

The gap: infrastructure, rules & skills. Find out more: unctad.org/wir2025

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October 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Investment in the digital economy is surging, averaging $122 billion annually in recent years – but many low-income countries are being left behind.

📉 World Investment Report: unctad.org/wir2025

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July 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Foreign direct investment falls for the second consecutive year, posing acute challenges to developing countries.

Rising uncertainty & insufficient financing threaten progress on the #GlobalGoals.

Time for bold action on digital, infrastructure & finance. ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025

#FinancingOurFuture
June 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Development-critical sectors face declining investment, warns UNCTAD’s World Investment Report.

Investment flows to developing countries for infrastructure fell 35%, renewable energy 31%, water and sanitation 30% and agrifood systems 19%.

Full report. ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Global foreign investment fell 11% for the second year in a row, deepening the slowdown in productive capital flows.

“Investment is not just about money. It's about trust. It's about fairness. It's about a future that includes everyone,” said UNCTAD chief Rebeca Grynspan.

▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Despite the headline rise in global foreign direct investment in 2024, the real story is one of declining flows and growing imbalances.

High borrowing costs and exchange rate volatility continue to deter long-term infrastructure investment.

Full report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Global foreign direct investment fell 11% in 2024 — the 2nd straight year of decline.

“Jobs not created. Infrastructure not built. Sustainable development delayed. What we see here is not just a downturn. It is a pattern.” — Rebeca Grynspan

@unctad.bsky.social report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Greenfield investments – where companies build new facilities abroad – rose in number but fell 5% in value.

Still, total announced investment remained historically high at $1.3 trillion.

Dive into @unctad.bsky.social’s World Investment Report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
UNCTAD joined Egypt’s Ministry of Investment for the launch of the World Investment Report 2025.

Ministers Rania Al‑Mashat and Hassan El‑Khatib reaffirmed Egypt’s strong commitment to promoting investment and advancing evidence-based policymaking.

Full report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📉 Global foreign direct investment outlook for 2025 is negative — shaped by tensions, trade barriers & policy uncertainty.

“Just 10 countries capture 80% of global flows,” says UNCTAD Director Nan Li Collins.

“To bridge the digital divide, we need bold action.”

▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Development-critical sectors are losing steam.

While greenfield investment held steady, project finance fell 26% in 2024 — hitting renewables (-31%), transport (-32%) & water/sanitation (-30%).

The $4 trillion annual #GlobalGoals financing gap is growing.

Full report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Greenfield investment in the digital economy has tripled since 2020 to $360 billion — now nearly a third of all projects.

But 80% of digital greenfield projects in the Global South went to just 10 countries — mostly in Asia.

India leads the way.

Full report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Global foreign direct investment fell 11% in 2024 — the second year of decline.

@unctad.bsky.social warns investment is drifting away from development, leaving the poorest economies behind.

Time to redirect capital toward inclusive, resilient growth.

Read the report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
📉 Global investment fell 11% to $1.5 trillion in 2024 – the second year in a row.

UNCTAD’s report shows the apparent 4% rise hides underlying weakness, distorted by volatile financial flows.

Time for bold action on digital, infrastructure & finance.

Explore the report ▶️ unctad.org/wir2025
June 19, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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March 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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February 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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February 17, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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February 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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February 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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February 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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By: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering on Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Call for Papers for the Special IssueThe 2025 Workshop on Infrastructure Resilience (WIR2025)
Against the backdrop of accelerating climate change and increasingly frequent extreme hazards, resilient city development has become a binding requirement of national strategy and engineering practice.
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September 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Does the end of the monoculture spell the end of the megabrand?

A look at why this is the most likely conclusion and how it all may play out.

www.tvrev.com/news/wir2025...
August 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Big week for Disney: a groundbreaking deal between the NFL and ESPN that sees the league owning part of the network and the non-totally-unexpected merging of the Disney+ and Hulu apps worldwide.

www.tvrev.com/news/wir2025...
August 8, 2025 at 2:37 PM