UNCTAD

Subject:  Economy

Context: The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in a report on that a lower but positive economic growth in India in the post-COVID-19 pandemic period and India’s large market will continue to attract market-seeking investments to the country.

Concept:

• The World Investment Report focuses on trends in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) worldwide, at the regional and country levels and emerging measures to improve its contribution to development.

UNCTAD

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 to promote development-friendly integration of developing countries into the world economy.
• UNCTAD is a permanent intergovernmental body headquartered at Geneva in Switzerland.
• Some of the reports published by it are:

                    Trade and Development Report

                    World Investment Report

                    The Least Developed Countries Report

                    Information and Economy Report

                    Technology and Innovation Report

                    Commodities and Development Report