2014 fall in foreign direct investment (UNCTAD). - According to initial UNCTAD estimates that appeared in the Global Investment Trends Monitor series (No. 18, 29 January 2015), in 2014, global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows declined by 8% to an estimated US$1.26 trillion due to fragility of the global economy, policy uncertainty and geopolitical risks. A large divestment in the United States also lowered the global level of FDI flows. Global FDI flows reached US$1.36 trillion in...