JUNE 2025 World Banks's Global Economic Prospects (GEP)
Presentation on Foreign Direct Investments Trends
Join us for a presentation by the World Bank Deputy Chief Economist and Director of the Prospects Group, Ayhan Kose, on the June 2025 GEP’s chapter titled: “Foreign Direct Investment in Retreat: Policies to Turn the Tide”.
Excerpt: FDI inflows to emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) have declined sharply, falling to around 2% of GDP—less than half their 2008 peak. This retreat reflects rising trade tensions, policy uncertainty, and geopolitical risks, alongside a drop in investment treaties and increasing regulatory restrictions. The report calls for a three-pronged strategy to reverse the trend: improving institutional quality, promoting macroeconomic stability, and fostering global cooperation to sustain FDI benefits and support development goals
Opening Remarks
Irene Alaoui, Acting Special Representative to the UN and the WTO in Geneva, World Bank
Keynote Speaker
Ayhan Kose, Deputy Chief Economist of the World Bank Group and Director of the Prospects Group
DISCUSSANT
Nathan Sussman, Full Professor, International Economics & Pictet Chair in Finance and Development, and Director, Centre for Finance and Development
Registration
Registration required. Please register here
Organisers
The event is jointly organised by the World Bank and the Centre for Finance and Development (CFD) and is part of the CFD-World Bank High-Level Series on Financing for Development.
