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5、8-3eISBN:978-92-1-107384-3ePub ISBN:978-92-1-107391-1ISSN:1020-2218eISSN:2225-1677 Sales No.E.25.II.D.23World Investment Report 2025International investment in the digital economyiiiPrefaceAt a time when the world should be deepening cooperation and expanding opportunity,we are seeing the opposite.B

6、arriers are rising.Globalization is retreating.And the consequences for sustainable development are profound.TheWorld Investment Report 2025delivers a sobering message:global foreign direct investment fell by 11 per cent in 2024,to$1.5 trillion.Infrastructure investment is slowing.Industrial investm