08 May - UNCTAD´s Deputy Secretary-General reviewed the status of an UNCTAD-Tunisian customs-modernization project and expressed the wish that Tunisian expertise in cybersecurity will enable UNCTAD to establish a related Centre of Excellence there.
5 May - The Dominican Republic should continue its already effective efforts to use foreign investment to diversify its economy, and Nigeria should strive to attract more investment outside its oil sector, new UNCTAD studies say.
04 May - The global downturn that reduced foreign direct investment (FDI) by some 15% in 2008 will probably intensify in 2009, especially for developing countries, UNCTAD´s Secretary-General said.