Briefing the meeting, the Executive Secretary of the Conference, Anna Kajumulo, said country-level preparatory processes had been launched in 46 least developed countries with country visits by members of the UnitedNationsConferenceTradeandDevelopment(UNCTAD) secretariat.
According to the UnitedNationsConference on TradeandDevelopment(Unctad), foreign direct investment (FDI) was one of the main casualties of the global slowdown last year.