World Investment Report 2025

World Investment Report 2025 : Recently, the World Investment Report 2025 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows into India declined by 1.8% in 2024, dropping to $27 billion — less than half the amount received in 2020.

• About FDI : The investment through capital instruments by a person resident outside India (a) in an unlisted Indian company; or (b) in 10% or more of the post issue paid-up equity capital on a fully diluted basis of a listed Indian company.

o Role of FDI: It fosters stable and enduring connections between economies, serving as a fundamental element in international economic integration.

o Indicators and Measurements : Inward and outward values for stocks, flows, and income, delineated by partner countries and industries, as well as FDI restrictiveness measures.

• About World Investment Report : It focuses on trends in FDI worldwide, at the regional and country levels, and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development (Released by: UNCTAD).

o It also provides analysis on global value chains and the operations of multinational enterprises, with special attention to their development implications.

• About UNCTAD: A permanent intergovernmental body established by the United Nations General Assembly

o Established: 1964  ;  HQ: Geneva, Switzerland

o Objective: Supports developing and least developed countries in integrating into the global economy

o Focus Areas: →Trade & development  →Investment & enterprise →Technology & innovation

     →Macroeconomics & development policies