The production capacity index helps states build economic resilience
A new UNCTAD instrument measures the capacity of states to achieve social and economic transformation and helps to monitor their capacity to achieve the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Productive Capacities Index (PCI) is an online portal that includes publications, resources and
The public sector's fight against two pandemics: COVID-19 and public procurement corruption
At the beginning of the pandemic, Kristalina Georgieva, the director of the International Monetary Fund, urged national administrations to allocate the necessary amounts to actions to save and protect the lives of citizens, but without compromising the rules of transparency and accountability, which must, regardless of context, to govern any initiative initiated
The volume of foreign direct investment decreased by 42% in 2020; the outlook remains negative
The volume of foreign direct investment collapsed in 2020, falling by 42%, from $ 1.5 trillion in 2019 to about $ 859 billion, according to the Investment Trend Monitoring Report prepared by UNCTAD and published on January 24. Such a low level was last recorded
What does ongoing global uncertainty mean to you?
Global uncertainty reached an unprecedented level at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and remains high. The Global Uncertainty Index - a quarterly assessment of global economic and policy uncertainty - shows that, although it has declined over the period
Funding from the Pan-European Guarantee Fund for companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
The European Commission has agreed that the Pan-European Guarantee Fund will provide funding of up to € 200 billion to companies affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in 21 Member States. This state aid will benefit especially SMEs, which were the most