Global South’s share of FDI grows, while access to finance remains limited – report
In 2025, growth reached 4% but was driven both by frontloading ahead of tariffs and the digital economy, UNCTAD reports.
11 December 2025
11 December 2025
In 2025, growth reached 4% but was driven both by frontloading ahead of tariffs and the digital economy, UNCTAD reports.
While the US economy has shown resilience so far, it would be naive to believe that trade tensions have no negative effects.
The region’s FDI intake is highly concentrated between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.
The proportion of the Swedish furniture retailer's products made in the US over the past ten years has declined.
The report noted that since the start of 2023, China's total overseas direct investment in clean technology has surpassed $180bn (1.27tn yuan).
Emmanuel Macron noted that Europe, including France, requires a more defined structure to attract increased Chinese direct investment.
The move comes amid a wave of investments in India announced by Google, Microsoft and Intel.
The head of public policy at TikTok Brazil noted that the data centre would operate entirely on clean energy sourced from wind energy parks.
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