The volume of foreign direct investment collapsed in 2020, falling by 42%, from $ 1.5 trillion in 2019 to about $ 859 billion, according to Investment trends monitoring report developed by UNCTAD and published on 24 January. Such a low level was last recorded in the 1990s and is 30% below the level of investments recorded after the 2008-2009 crisis. Despite forecasts of global economic growth in 2021, UNCTAD expects foreign direct investment flows to remain low due to the uncertain evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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