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WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT 20
10
INVESTING IN A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
  UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION
Book information:
UN Symbol: UNCTAD/WIR/20
10
Sales no.: E.10.II.D.2
Date of publication: 
22/07/10
ISBN: 978-92-1-112806-2
No. of pages: 183
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Table of contents
Preface - Acknowledgements - Table of contents - Abbreviations and Key Messages
Overview


CHAPTER I. GLOBAL TRENDS IN FDI
A. GLOBAL TRENDS IN FDI FLOWS:
FROM A STEEP DECLINE TO A SLOW RECOVERY
1. Overall and geographical trends
a. FDI inflows
b. FDI outflows
2. FDI by components
3. FDI by modes of entry
4. FDI by sector and industry
5. FDI by special funds
a. Private equity funds
b. Sovereign wealth funds
B. INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION: THE GROWING ROLE OF DEVELOPING AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES
C. FDI PROSPECTS: A CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
1. FDI flows in 2010 and beyond: global prospects
a. Key factors influencing future FDI flows
b. TNCs’ future plans
2. Prospects for FDI by type
a. By mode of entry
b. By industry
c. By home region
d. By host region


CHAPTER II. REGIONAL TRENDS IN FDI
A. REGIONAL TRENDS
1. Developing countries
a. Africa
(i) Recent trends
(ii) New sources of investment in Africa
b. Asia
(i) South, East and South-East Asia
(1) Recent trends
(2) FDI and industrial upgrading in Asia: new features and opportunities
(ii) West Asia
c. Latin America and the Caribbean
(i) Recent trends
(ii) The emergence of Latin American TNCs
2. South-East Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States
a. Recent trends
b. Foreign banks in South-East Europe and the global financial crisis
3. Developed countries
a. Recent trends
b. Impacts of outward FDI on home-country employment
B. TRENDS IN STRUCTURALLY WEAK, VULNERABLE AND SMALL ECONOMIES
1. Least developed countries
a. Recent trends
b. Enhancing interaction between ODA and FDI
2. Landlocked developing countries
a. Recent trends
b. Overcoming barriers to FDI in LLDCs
3. Small island developing States
a. Recent trends
b. Identifying and exploiting SIDS' FDI potential


CHAPTER III. RECENT POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
A. NATIONAL POLICY DEVELOPMENTS
1. Investment liberalization and promotion
2. Investment regulation
3. Economic stimulus packages and State aid
B. THE INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT REGIME
1. Developments in 2009
2. Systemic evolution of the international investment regime
a. Review of model BITs
b. Termination of IIAs
c. Renegotiation of BITs
d. Modernizing IIA content
e. Developments regarding ISDS
3. Possible future direction of the IIA regime
C. OTHER INVESTMENT-RELATED INITIATIVES
1. Investment in agriculture
2. G20 and G8 investment-related policy actions
3. Investment and fi nancial system reforms
4. Investments by sovereign wealth funds
5. Political risk insurance
D. CONCLUDING REMARKS


CHAPTER IV. LEVERAGING FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOR A LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
A. SETTING THE CONTEXT
B. THE CHARACTERISTICS AND SCOPE OF LOW-CARBON FOREIGN INVESTMENT
1. Low-carbon foreign investment and the value chain
2. The demand for low-carbon foreign investment by sector
3. Low-carbon FDI is signifi cant and its potential huge
C. DRIVERS AND DETERMINANTS OF LOW-CARBON FOREIGN INVESTMENT
1. Drivers
2. Locational determinants
D. STRATEGIES FOR LOW-CARBON FOREIGN INVESTMENT: POLICY OPTIONS
1. Weighing the pros and cons of promoting low-carbon foreign investment
2. Strategizing national clean investment promotion
a. Mainstreaming foreign investment into low-carbon development strategies
b. Creating an enabling policy framework
c. Policies to build on new business opportunities
d. Promoting low-carbon foreign investment
3. Building an effective interface for low-carbon technology dissemination
a. Technology targeting
b. Creating a conducive framework for cross-border fl ows of technology
c. Promoting transmission of technology through linkages
d. Boosting the absorptive capacities of domestic enterprises
4. Addressing the negative effects of low-carbon foreign investment
5. International investment agreements and climate change
a. The dual-edged nature of IIAs
b. Synergizing IIAs and climate change policies
6. Dealing with carbon leakage
7. Harmonizing corporate GHG emissions disclosure
8. Supporting developing countries
a. Home-country measures
b. International support
E. SUMMING UP: A GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP TO FURTHER LOW-CARBON INVESTMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT


Epilogue and References


Annexes
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
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Transnational firms can boost contributions towards low-carbon economic growth, report says, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/018)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Romanian Russian
«Liberalize but regulate» describes current approach of governments to investment, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/017)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Japanese Romanian Russian
Global FDI flows will exceed $1.2 trillion in 2010, report predicts: timid and uneven recovery appears under way, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/016)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Japanese Romanian
Global FDI flows will exceed $1.2 trillion in 2010, report predicts: timid and uneven recovery appears under way, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/016/Rev.1)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Japanese Romanian
Lower FDI declines in Africa in 2009 as new investors provided a buffer, UNCTAD report says , 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/019)Also available in: French Arabic Chinese Romanian
South, East, and South-East Asia recovering most quickly from global investment downturn, report says, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/020)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Romanian Russian
Development projects are key to recovery of FDI flows to West Asia, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/021)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Romanian Russian
Rise of Latin American transnationals further consolidates region´s position as outward investor, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/022)Also available in: French Spanish Chinese Romanian
FDI flows to transition economies are set to recover in 2010: foreign banks play a dominant role in the financial sector, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/023)Also available in: French Spanish Chinese Romanian Russian
FDI recovery in developed countries, after two-year decline, rests with the rise of cross-border M&As, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/024)Also available in: French Spanish Arabic Chinese Japanese Romanian Russian
Smaller decline in FDI, but more serious implications for development of small and vulnerable economies, 22/07/10 (UNCTAD/PRESS/PR/2010/025)Also available in: French Spanish Chinese Japanese Romanian
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