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
