Latest United Nations Conference on Trade and Development News & Updates

New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) India has improved its position by two ranks to become the world’s 11th largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), with inflows surging nearly 44 per cent to $38.89 billion in 2025, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) ‘World Investment Report’ released on Tuesday.The country was placed at the 13th position among global FDI recipients in 2024, with inflows of $27.09 billion.“India continued to strengthen its posi…

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) India has emerged as the world’s leading ship recycling nation in 2025, capturing 35.4 per cent market share of global ship recycling in 2025 up from 30.1 per cent in prior year, according to the latest report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).Ship recycling in India rose significantly to 2.99 million gross tons (GT) in 2025, up nearly 60 per cent from 1.86 million GT in 2024, an official statement said.With this achievement, the targe…