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Saturday March 13 2021
Oil and gas sector analysts interviewed for this article recommend that government do something almost immediately to plug IFF way before commercial exploitation of the country’s oil begins to flow
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Should commercial production of oil and gas begin before the government tightens loopholes that drives illicit financial flows (IFFs), the country should expect very little and in some cases nothing at all in any form or shape of the much needed oil revenues.
Oil and gas sector analysts interviewed for this article recommend that government do something almost immediately to plug IFF way before commercial exploitation of the country’s oil begins to flow.
China increased its share of global exports more than any other nation in 2020, followed by Taiwan and Vietnam, according to a new United Nations report.
Ultimately, investors want to trust the government that is looking after them and I believe Saudi Arabia, through our leadership, has shown that.
Mr Al-Falih did not give a direct investment figure for 2020 investment. In 2019, the kingdom increased FDI by 7 per cent to $4.6 billion, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade And Development s 2020 World Investment Report.
Globally, FDI slumped by 42 per cent last year as Covid-19 disrupted economic activity, Unctad said in its Global Investment Trends Monitor earlier this week. The Geneva-based organisation expects disruption to continue this year, forecasting FDI flows to shrink by a further 5 to 10 per cent despite an anticipated global economic recovery.
NEW YORK, Jan 25 (China Daily/ANN) - China was the world's largest recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2020, as flows rose by 4 percent to $163 billion, followed by the United States, a report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) showed Sunday.
PM Imran Khan calls for global equitable, affordable access to COVID-19 vaccine
January 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for devising a viable framework for an equitable and affordable supply of COVID-19 vaccine to Developing Countries.
In his virtual address at the 4th Session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD): Intergovernmental Group of Experts (IGE) on Financing for Development (FfD), on Monday, the prime minister said that coverage of the COVAX facility must be expanded enabling the developing countries to spend their precious resources on socio-economic development needs.
Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI‘s virtual keynote address at the 4th session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (@UNCTAD): Intergovernmental Group of Experts on Financing for Development. pic.twitter.com/wQ4AXByClc