The World Investment Report 2022 provides the latest trends and prospects for foreign direct investment. It documents the recovery of cross-border investment flows after the pandemic shock looking at greenfield investment in industry project finance in infrastructure and international production activities of the largest multinationals. The Report also reviews recent policy developments including trends in national investment policy measures and international investment agreements. It presents an overview of international corporate taxation and national investment incentive schemes worldwide. The theme chapter of the Report examines the implications for investment and investment policies of ongoing reforms in international taxation including the adoption of a global minimum tax for multinationals and other mechanisms to counter harmful tax practices. It looks at the overall expected impact on cross-border investment flows with a specific focus on developing countries and assesses the effect on the use of common investment promotion tools such as fiscal incentives special economic zones and regional cooperation frameworks. The Report has a dedicated chapter on the global trends in financing for sustainable development. It presents key findings and policy implications for the consideration of the General Assembly of the United Nations.

The 30th edition of the World Investment Report looks at the prospects for foreign direct investment and international production during and beyond the global crisis triggered by the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. The Report not only projects the immediate impact of the crisis on investment flows but also assesses how it could affect a long-term structural transformation of international production. The theme chapter of the Report reviews the evolution of international production networks over the past three decades and examines the configuration of these networks today. It then projects likely course changes for the next decade due to the combined effects of the pandemic and pre-existing megatrends including the new industrial revolution the sustainability imperative and the retreat of laissez faire policies. The system of international production underpins the economic growth and development prospects of most countries around the world. Governments worldwide will need to adapt their investment and development strategies to a changing international production landscape. At the request of the UN General Assembly the Report has added a dedicated section on investment in the Sustainable Development Goals to review global progress and propose possible courses of action.

This report presents international investment trends and prospects at global regional and national levels as well as the evolution of international production and global value chains. It analyses the latest developments in new policy measures for investment promotion facilitation and regulation around the world as well as updates on investment treaties their reform and investment dispute settlement cases. It provides an overview of industrial policy models for countries at different development levels and the role of investment policies within each model. It analyses the investment policy implications of the new industrial revolution for high- middle- and low-income countries and offers a toolkit for investment policymakers on how to use investment policies for new industrial development strategies.

This annual report is widely regarded as the most authoritative source of data and analysis on the trends of foreign direct investment and developments in related national and international policy. Every issue of the report comprises an analysis of the trends in foreign direct investment during the previous years with special emphasis on development implications. It also provides a ranking of the largest transnational corporations in the world in-depth analysis of a specific topic related to foreign direct investment policy analysis and recommendations and a statistical annex with data on foreign direct investment flows and stocks for nearly 200 economies. The 2012 edition presents a comprehensive investment policy framework for sustainable development covering both its national and international dimensions.

The World Investment Report 2010 marks its 20th anniversary edition and draws attention to investing in a low-carbon economy. The report illustrates global and regional trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) followed by recent policy developments. Global FDI witnessed a modest but uneven recovery in the first half of 2010. This sparks some cautious optimism for FDI prospects in the short run and for a full recovery in the future. Developing and transitional economies attracted half of global FDI inflows and invested one quarter of global FDI outflows. Overcoming barriers remains a key challenge to attract FDI for small vulnerable and weak economies. The chapter on leveraging foreign investment for a low carbon economy describes characteristics and scope of low-carbon foreign investment; its drivers and determinants; strategies and policy options; and sums up with global partnership to further low-carbon investment for sustainable development.

The World Investment Report 2008 presents the latest data on foreign direct investment (FDI) and traces global and regional trends in FDI and in international production by transnational corporations (TNCs). This year's report puts a special focus on the role of TNCs in meeting the huge needs of developing countries for infrastructure such as roads ports water gas and electricity supply and telecommunications. Drawing on unique data this year the Report examines the universe of the largest TNCs investing in infrastructure industries and the increasing role of TNCs from the South in contributing to infrastructure in other developing economies. The Report explores how the participation of TNCs brings benefits but also entails risks and costs. It considers how the mix of public and private (including TNC) involvement can help spur foreign investment and knowledge transfer to countries that need such inflows.

The World Investment report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide and at the regional and country levels as well as emerging measures to improve FDI’s contribution to development. This year’s Report focuses on rising investment flows from developing and transition economies. It analyses the causes of this rapid increase and explains who the main actors are and what it all means for development. The Report includes a statistical annex which is also available on CD-ROM.

The World Investment report focuses on trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide and at the regional and country levels as well as emerging measures to improve FDI’s contribution to development. This year’s Report presents recent trends in FDI flows and explores the emerging internationalization of R&D (Research and Development) by transnational corporations highlighting its driving forces and implications especially in developing countries as well as the need for active and coherent government policies to enhance development benefits. The Report includes a statistical annex which is also available on CD-ROM.