Africa: Developing Countries Face $2.5 Trillion Annual Investment Gap in Key Sustainable Development Sectors, UNCTAD Report Estimates

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Geneva — World Investment Report proposes Action Plan for increased private sector investment in sectors such as infrastructure, food security and climate change mitigation

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are currently being formulated by the United Nations and a wide range of stakeholders, will require a step-change in both public and private investment in developing countries, if an estimated annual $2.5 trillion funding gap is to be filled, UNCTAD's World Investment Report 2014 argues. The report, which is subtitled Investing in the SDGs: An Action Plan, offers a bold framework to understand and enhance the role of private sector contributions to the pursuit of positive economic, social and environmental outcomes in developing countries.

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