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Join us in Doha.
The World Investment Forum 2026, 25–27 October. Ministers and investors from more than 160 countries, on climate, artificial intelligence and where the world's capital goes next.
Be there for the conversation.
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#WIF2026
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World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
Four weeks to go. Registration is open.
Hosted by @MOCIQatar
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Global foreign direct investment rose 14% last year. Flows to developing economies fell.
Pedro Manuel Moreno of UN Trade and Development at "Financing the Future", co-hosted by @Marocdiplo_EN and @UNDP at #UNGA81.
Read the data: ow.ly/eUGc50ZRk7c
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UN Trade and Development retweeted
🗞️#Notizia|| Durante l’81ª Assemblea Generale #ONU Ministro Esteri #Venezuela @plasenciafelixr ha incontrato Segretario della Conferenza delle Nazioni Unite sul Commercio e lo Sviluppo @UNCTAD per esaminare lo stato della cooperazione bilaterale.
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New online course: how artificial intelligence can make trade faster, safer and simpler at the border.
Starts 27 October. About 10 hours online, live sessions with experts and a certificate at the end.
Register: ow.ly/m4BV50ZQbbN
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Gaza : la reconstruction coûterait au moins 71,5 milliards de dollars
@UNCTAD. .
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UN Trade and Development retweeted
.@UNCTAD says #Gaza faces world’s worst economic crisis, needs $71.5 billion recovery
92% of economic establishments damaged or destroyed and more than 90% of the working-age population without employment.
Read more: link.aletihad.ae/JhDG
#AletihadNewsCenter
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UN Trade and Development retweeted
Gaza : les besoins de relèvement et de reconstruction sont estimés à 71,5 milliards de dollars, selon l'@UNCTAD.
L’ampleur des destructions dans l'enclave laisse entrevoir un chantier de plusieurs décennies.
Pour en savoir plus : unctad.org/fr/news/cnuced-le…
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Peace cannot be built on a collapsed economy.
Pedro Manuel Moreno of UN Trade and Development on why rebuilding productive capacity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is urgent.
Read the report: ow.ly/jHzb50ZR4qL
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92% of the businesses that generate jobs and income in Gaza are damaged or destroyed.
Pedro Manuel Moreno of UN Trade and Development on what is left of Gaza's economy: about US$0.58 a person a day, prices 274% above 2022.
Read the article: ow.ly/5Vft50ZR4f6
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US$71.5 billion is what the recovery and reconstruction of Gaza will cost, and the figure may still rise.
Pedro Manuel Moreno of UN Trade and Development on the latest joint assessment by the World Bank, the EU and @UN.
Read the article: ow.ly/rzMY50ZR3V8
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Gaza's recovery and reconstruction needs are estimated at US$71.5 billion.
A new report by UN Trade and Development finds 92% of Gaza's economic establishments have been damaged or destroyed.
➡️ Read the article: ow.ly/QMp850ZQTsx
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In Gaza, economic output is now about US$0.58 per person per day.
A new report by UN Trade and Development, part of @UN, puts recovery and reconstruction needs at US$71.5 billion.
➡️ Read the report: ow.ly/lixx50ZQVgA
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⚡ "The real electricity revolution is happening now."
Pedro Manuel Moreno at the launch of the Global Grids Accelerator at @UN HQ today.
By 2030, the world adds 1,100 TWh of new electricity demand a year. Yet 750 million people still have no power.
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World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026. @mociqatar @UN
Investment in strategic sectors went from 109 billion dollars in 2020 to 576 billion in 2025, almost half of all new investment. High-income economies take 72% of it.
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Digital services make up 61% of services exports in advanced economies. In the poorest, 16%.
Services are reshaping global trade, and digital services are growing fastest. Connectivity, costs and skills keep many countries out.
➡️ Read the update: ow.ly/Umoo50ZQyEF
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World Investment Forum, Doha, Qatar, 25-27 October 2026.
In 2025, companies invested 1.6 trillion dollars abroad. Most of it went to just 20 countries.
Convened by @UN, hosted with @MOCIQatar. #WIF2026
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The World Investment Forum returns to Doha from 25 to 27 October: "Investing in the Future."
#WIF2026 brings together those who allocate capital, shape investment policy and build projects changing the world economy. Hosted by @MOCIQatar. @UN
Register: ow.ly/kVNS50ZQ3LW
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📢 STARTS SOON
Live from the #UNGA81 SDG Media Zone, @UNOPS_Chief joins @IMOHQ & @UNCTAD to discuss disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz – and how multilateral action can protect vulnerable communities & help prevent humanitarian crises.
📺 Watch live (16:00 EDT)👉 bit.ly/4h4Rw8B
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