Africa drew $70 billion in FDI in 2025, UNCTAD says
UN Trade and Development says Africa attracted about $70 billion in foreign direct investment in 2025, below the exceptional $94 billion recorded in 2024. Even with the year-on-year decline, UNCTAD said 2025 was still the third-highest level for investment into Africa since 1990 and remained roughly one-third above the continent's long-term average. Egypt remained Africa's largest FDI recipient, taking in about $15 billion. That helped North Africa stay the continent's largest recipient subregion, although inflows there fell sharply from the exceptional 2024 level. UNCTAD said African least developed countries received about $33 billion in FDI, but the inflows were concentrated... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 07 Jul 2026 23:30 LONDON
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UNCTAD says global FDI rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025
GENEVA, 7th July, 2026 (WAM) -- Global foreign direct investment rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, ending two years of decline, but the recovery remains narrow, fragile and uneven, according to the World Investment Report 2026 by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD).Inflows to developed economies rose 11%, while developing economies recorded only 2% growth, reaching $901 billion. The figures point to a rebound that is not translating evenly into development opportunities. The issue is not only how much capital is moving, but where it is going, what it is building and whether it is expanding productive capacity, creating jobs,... [Continue Reading]
Breaking-360LiveNews | 07 Jul 2026 21:00 LONDON
Dubai Property Market Faces Litmus Test as Nakheel Waterfront Investors Await Final Judicial Verdict
Hundreds of international and local investors who purchased land plots in Nakheel’s massive "Waterfront" project nearly two decades ago are holding their breath. Following the official cancellation of the project by the Dubai Land Department and its integration under Dubai Holding, a special judicial committee appointed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has been tasked with resolving the liquidation and settling investor claims. ​Because the decisions of this specialized committee are legally binding and final, with no avenue for appeal, the upcoming rulings are being viewed as a critical turning point for the regulatory reputation of Dubai's... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews-Opinion | 28 Jun 2026 09:20 LONDON
