The Guide, the first city investment guide in West Africa, was prepared by the Millennium Cities Initiative (MCI) in cooperation with the Columbia Program on International Investment (CPII) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), with the support of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and the European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean (EB more...

The annual WAIPA event that took place in Ghana during 18-21 April 2008.

CALL FOR PAPERS: The third conference of the UNU-WIDER project on ‘Southern Engines of Global Growth’ will focus upon empirical and conceptual studies exploring the roles of capital flows in its various forms—portfolio investment, foreign direct investment, and banking activities—in these four countries. The conference will also explore the contributions of capital flows to the growth of the CIBS and other nations. Intra- and inter-regional issues relating to capital flows are also welco more...

Brazil’s top multinational enterprises have made the country the second
largest outward investor among developing countries in terms in 2006, according to a new survey released today jointly by the Brazilbased
Fundação Dom Cabral (FDC) and the Columbia Program on International Investment (CPII) in New York. This press release reports the principal findings (December 2007, PDF).

Press release on the latest Ernst & Young European Investment Monitor (EIM) report, which shows a shift from U.S. to Asian FDI and a decline in manufacturing projects.

The study reviews a wide range of delivery options for aftercare services and the challenges involved (2007, PDF).

The Reuters & OeKB CEE Business Climate Index allows significant insights into economic development trends in CEE from the perspective of direct investors in the region.

Investment Map provides FDI data for 80 countries at the sectoral level, together with foreign affiliates, trade flows and tariffs for over 150 countries.

Link to regional press releases based on this year's World Investment Report, published by UNCTAD.

Transnational Corporations, Extractive Industries and Development is the focus of this year's report published by UNCTAD.