C. General Investment trends and financial flows

D. Investment trends by climate relevant sectors

Panellists also underscored a trend towards investing more resources in marketing and human resources than in technology.

OFDI from India Trends and development

OFDI from India Trends and development 3

Trends in public and private investment over the various Plans

The growing trend towards South South investment flows would also lead to an increase in South South investment disputes.

Three recent trends should be noted the protection of investment, the liberalization of investment frameworks and the promotion of investment.

OFDI from Singapore Trends and development

Main trends and key issues of OFDI

OFDI from Singapore Trends and development 4

The recent trends in FDI, which gave rise to optimism and to concern, needed to be seen in the context of both domestic policies and international investment agreements.

The recent trends in FDI, which gave rise to optimism and to concern, needed to be seen in the context of both domestic policies and international investment agreements.

Item 3 Recent developments in foreign direct investment trends and policies

11. Trends in investment rates are similar to those in domestic savings (see fig.

Policy trends concerning FDI from developing countries

3. Recent developments in foreign direct investment trends and policies

This general trend is complemented by the rise in bilateral investment treaties.There are more than 1,300 bilateral investment treaties, most of which were signed in the current decade.

Policy trends concerning FDI from developing countries 15

The emerging trend of increasing outward FDI from some developing countries also provides opportunities to attract investment flows, however these trends and their impacts are still poorly understood

To reverse that trend, promotion of direct investment and official financial flows was imperative.

I. Recent developments in foreign direct investment

See the World Investment Report 2004 for details on the latest trends in foreign direct investment and BPO.

Therefore, the composition of the portfolio reflects the judgement of the Investments Committee, the Investment Management Service staff and the investment advisers, based on the prevailing economic, market and currency trends.

The authorities were endeavouring to maintain those positive elements by encouraging domestic and foreign investments.

While foreign direct investment flows kept increasing, the trend could not be guaranteed.

Agenda item 3 Recent developments in foreign direct investment trends and policies

Overall trends in funding

Some notable trends in FDI among developing countries are as follows

The UNCTAD secretariat introduced the central features of the IPR, starting with the recent trends in foreign direct investment.

38. As part of the ongoing trends and data analysis for the World Investment Report, comprehensive investment policy reviews are being undertaken.

Participants noted recent trends that pointed to a rise in the level of local private sector participation, including investments in water supply and sanitation services.

Private investment in the Palestinian territory recent trends and immediate prospects (UNCTAD ECDC SEU 13).

III. Trends in resource flows

(1) Trends in foreign direct investment, in particular to least developed countries, their determinants and impediments, and policy implications for the promotion of foreign direct investment

36. With regard to the promotion of inward FDI, countries needed to elaborate a promotion strategy targeting investors and to identify the comparative advantages they could offer the latter, as well as impediments to investment.

Internationalization of developing country firms through outward FDI Main trends and key issues

The World Investment Report 2004, in its analysis of investment trends in Africa, reported that Africa's outlook for FDI is promising, given the region's natural resource potential, buoyant global commodity markets, improving investor perception of the region and continuing improvements in regulatory framework.

Capacity for Analysis of Resource Trends and Prospects

17. It was noted that investment by health service providers, including insurance companies, from developed countries in developing countries was a growing trend.

The recent proliferation of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), double taxation treaties and various types of preferential trade agreements with investment components confirms this trend.

43. In responding to these presentations, a number of delegations expressed concern with the funding trends, especially under General Programmes.

This trend should become stronger as barriers to outward FDI diminish in the developing world.

This progressive trend has been taking place against the backdrop of explosive growth in world trade and private investment flows.

As regards the international investment agreements themselves, he shared the view that their development friendliness should be consistent with the trend towards liberalization.