Foreign investments rebound but recovery uneven – UN
GENEVA – Worldwide foreign direct investment rose in 2025 after two years of decline, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning, however, that the recovery was “narrow, fragile and uneven.” Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 6.0% last year to US$1.6 trillion, according to the UN Trade and Development agency, UNCTAD. But the 2026 World... The post Foreign investments rebound but recovery uneven – UN appeared first on New Era .
GENEVA – Worldwide foreign direct investment rose in 2025 after two years of decline, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning, however, that the recovery was “narrow, fragile and uneven.”
Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 6.0% last year to US$1.6 trillion, according to the UN Trade and Development agency, UNCTAD.
But the 2026 World Investment Report stressed that the hike was lopsided, with 20 countries attracting more than 80% of global FDI last year.
Investment growth was concentrated in a few sectors, while in most sectors, new project activity was “subdued”, amid heightened investor uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, trade policy volatility, the rising cost of capital and growing technological competition.
