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Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD countries to expand AI beyond data centres, strengthening skills, connectivity, governance and local innovation to ensure inclusive economic growth.
Risk-sharing proposal, AI investment tools, policy reforms and new partnerships aim to bring more capital to developing economies as investment projects decline.
How can global investment create opportunities for everyone? The (25–27 October) brings world leaders to Doha to turn capital into lasting development.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD to slow to 2.6% in 2026, urging developing economies to diversify trade, strengthen regional cooperation and accelerate renewable energy adoption.
Higher borrowing costs are draining developing countries’ resources, limiting spending on health, education and other essential development priorities.
The will explore how global investment in AI, clean energy and critical minerals can support inclusive development.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵCTAD estimates Gaza needs $71.5 billion for recovery as economic collapse, damaged infrastructure, fiscal pressures, and widespread unemployment deepen humanitarian and development challenges.
A new expands economic measurement beyond GDP, tracking well-being, equity, inclusion, sustainability, resilience, and data gaps worldwide.
Services now underpin global production and trade, but widening digital gaps limit developing countries’ ability to compete, innovate and benefit from fast-growing digital markets.
The helps developing countries strengthen debt management through peer learning, shared expertise, and collaboration to address rising debt and financing challenges.
Global trade surged in early 2026, driven by strong goods demand, rising prices, and booming AI and electric vehicle supply chains despite geopolitical headwinds.
Commodities can drive growth, but over-reliance leaves economies vulnerable to shocks. helps countries turn data into informed policy decisions.
Global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose 6% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, but , with developing economies seeing limited gains amid uncertainty.
Rising borrowing costs are squeezing developing countries’ budgets, leaving less funding for education, healthcare, infrastructure and climate action while highlighting the need for more affordable long-term finance.