Ethiopia launches online investment guide
Ethiopia’s online investment guide, iGuide, which seeks to help investors discover opportunities in the country, was officially unveiled in Addis Ababa.
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Tag: UNCTAD
Mauritius tops Africa online shopping readiness ranking
Mauritius has been ranked the most prepared country in Africa for shopping online, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index for 2018.
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UN report examines entrepreneurship
From Zambia to Afghanistan, governments in the world’s most disadvantaged countries must prioritize dynamic enterprises and enact policies to help them thrive, create jobs, innovate and transform the economy, according to a new UN report.
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Cooperation key in the face of globalization backlash
The international political climate may be turning against globalization and threatening economic growth, but there is still a chance to channel money into sectors that can boost prosperity in poor countries, political and corporate leaders said.
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Global foreign direct investment fell by 41% in 2018
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell by 41% in the first half of 2018, to an estimated $470 billion from $800 billion in the same period in 2017 .
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Geneva to host new investment-for-development initiatives
More than 5,000 participants from 160 countries will meet in Geneva to thrash out major new investment-for-development initiatives at UNCTAD’s World Investment Forum 2018 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland from 22–26 October.
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