WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT:
GLOBAL FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT HIGHEST SINCE 2008
Geneva, 9 June 2016 – UNCTAD’s World Investment Report this year looks into global financial flows against a background of stalling global growth, falling commodity prices and geopolitical tensions.
The report, entitled Investor Nationality: Policy Challenges, is under embargo until 21 June 2016.
To take part in an online press conference to launch the report, journalists are invited to register by sending an email to unctadpress@unctad.org indicating the media organization that they work for and which language they are registering for.
French: 17 June 2016 at 9:00 GMT
English: 17 June 2016 at 13:00 GMT
Spanish: 21 June 2016 at 15:00 GMT
The online press conferences will take place using Adobe Connect software. In order to join the press conference, you will need:
If you wish to pose questions via video, you will also need a webcam and microphone. However, written questions can be submitted via a live chat function.
For further information, please contact the UNCTAD Press Office (+41 22 917 5828/5549/5166,unctadpress@unctad.org).