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Oct 25, 20221 min
UNCTAD report shows a decline in FDI flows as investors remain impacted by a series of global crisis.
Figures published in the latest Global Investment Trends Monitor report from the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) show that foreign direct investment (FDI) flows during the second quarter of 2022 dropped to $357bn. This was down 31% from Q1 2022 and 7% lower than the quarterly average of 2021.
Regionally, flows to EU countries were up 7%, while European countries outside the EU saw capital investment plummet by 84%. FDI flows into North America dropped by 22%, while Latin America and the Caribbean saw a 61% rise in inflows. Overall inflows into Asia increased, with south Asia attracting the lion’s share of investment.