The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Indicators: A Different Perspective In September, the World Bank announced that it will terminate its “Ease of Doing Business Rankings” (EDBR).

THE COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on global economic activity. Foreign direct investment (FDI) is no exception. Last year flows of FDI dropped by one-third from $1.5trn in 2019 to $1trn ...

"As a share of their gross domestic product (GDP), FDI inflows to developing economies in 2023 were just 2.3%, about half the number during the peak year of 2008," the bank said.

Emerging AI, data-center investment is hot spot. While a large chunk of FDI continues to be directed at traditional sectors such as manufacturing, Southeast Asia is emerging as a global hot spot ...

The government estimated that jobs created through FDI were down 3 per cent, to 69,355, in the fiscal year to 2024-25. This was the lowest since 2020-21, when strict Covid-19 pandemic restrictions ...

High Trade and Investment Barriers Pose Threat to Mobilizing Financing for Development. WASHINGTON, June 16, 2025— Flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) into developing economies—a key propellant ...

This paper examines the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on knowledge diffusion by analyzing the effect of firm-level FDI activities on cross-border patent citations. We construct a novel ...

Why did India’s net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows plunge by 96 per cent last financial year? They were estimated at $0.35 billion in 2024-25, compared to $10.13 billion in the previous ...

Nigeria FDI Slumps by a Third, Months Before Tinubu Takes Office. FDI has dropped 90% since a 2008 high of $4.7 billion; Investors are deterred by Nigeria’s dollar restrictions ...