Africa: Foreign investment hit record high in 2024
Foreign investment in Africa surged by 75% to reach an all-time high of $97 billion in 2024, bolstered by liberalization and facilitation efforts across the continent.
Foreign investment in Africa surged by 75% to reach an all-time high of $97 billion in 2024, bolstered by liberalization and facilitation efforts across the continent.
Investment laws have gained prominence over the years, particularly in developing countries, as one of the few pieces of legislation that exclusively focus on investment.
The majority of ILs cover both foreign and domestic investment. This Guide does not deal with other investment-specific policies addressing exclusively foreign investment
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), World investment report 2025 The data includes financial transactions through European economies with high levels of conduit flows.
Digital economy investment is the only growth sector Sectoral trends showed lower investment in most infrastructure sectors. Project announcements in supply chain–intensive
Global foreign direct investment fell by 11%, marking the second consecutive year of decline and confirming a deepening slowdown in productive capital flows, according to the
Global Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 11% to $1.4 trillion in 2024 but fell 8% when excluding flows through European conduit economies, which often serve as transfer points before
As our report shows, global foreign direct investment contracted for the second consecutive year. International project finance, critical for large-scale infrastructure and
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