Global foreign investment at 3-year low

Business investments across national borders or overseas plunged almost a quarter in 2017, and trade tensions may cause more setbacks, UNCTAD said.

By Arete News - June 6, 2018

A sign of foreign investment on the road in Northern Uganda (AN/John Heilprin)

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