The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will hold the World Investment Forum 2023 to rally investments for climate action, clean energy, health care, food security and other development needs. Heads…
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Tillman FiberCo Gets $200M Investment from Northleaf
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezOpen access FTTP provider Tillman FiberCo LLC says that it has gotten an investment of $200 million from Northleaf Capital Partners. The investment could grow by another $300 million as…
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Comment: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Can Leverage Their Capital for Social Good
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezInvesting in people is not just a morally rewarding proposition; it’s also a smart economic strategy. In my work at the Oxford Centre for Mutual & Co-owned Business at Kellogg…
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Clean EnergyGlobal InvestmentsInvestmentNewsUNCTAD
UNCTAD Sees $4trln Annual Investment Gap for Global Goals
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezDeveloping countries face an investment gap of $2.2 trillion annually for the energy transition, out of a $4 trillion annual funding gap for the Sustainable Development Goals, according to United…
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ESG Factors are Ramping Up Among Global Investment Portfolios
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezEnvironmental, social, and corporate governance factors are becoming increasingly important in global investment portfolios. Even amid economic volatility and political frictions, asset managers across the globe are using ESG in…
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CrisisEconomyEnergyInvestment
Global Oil and Gas Spending Hits $1.1Tn in 2022/23
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezGlobal oil and gas spending for 2022 and 2023 has been revised upwards, with investment set to hit $1.1 trillion driven largely by energy security concerns following supply challenges caused…
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Global Investment Witnesses Significant Decline in Cryptocurrency Sector
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezPrivate investment in the field of digital currencies has significantly dropped in 2023 due to the scandals, banking crisis and legal uncertainty of this sector. Bloomberg News Network citing the…
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$190b Ontario Pension Says No to Crypto After FTX Investment Loss
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezThe pension fund had invested twice in the now-bankrupt crypto exchange, once during the peak of the bull run in 2021 and again in early 2022. The Onatario Teachers’ Pension…
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AsiaBusinessFeaturedInvestmentJapan
Vietnam Attracting Japanese Investments to New Areas
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezVietnam is striving to lure more Japanese investments to digital transformation and green growth, as recommended in the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJI). Phase VIII of the initiative, launched in 2003, concluded in March…
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Indonesia passes jobs decree into law, easing investment uncertainty
by Arnav Perezby Arnav PerezIndonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed into law an emergency decree on jobs and investment, eliminating legal uncertainty hanging over measures President Joko Widodo has pushed to spur investment in Southeast…
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