October 29, 2020 4:00PM ET

Foreign Direct Investment Falls 49% in First Half

Global foreign direct investment fell 49 percent in the first half of 2020 due to the economic fallout from COVID-19, UNCTAD revealed. — Mark Cummins using a misting and fogging machine to clean and disinfect the Grand Central venue in Liverpool city center.

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Global foreign direct investment (FDI) fell 49 percent in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019 due to the economic fallout from Covid-19, the latest “Global Investment Trends Monitor” from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) revealed. In the wake of the pandemic, lockdowns around the world slowed existing investment projects,…

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