The Future of Foreign Direct Investment in Challenging Economic Times

More than three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy saw the recovery peak with global growth of 2.9% in 2022 and is expected to hit 1.7% in 2023. While the economic recovery rebounded robustly coming out of the pandemic, inflation prompted central banks to rapidly raise rates to stem inflation, nudging us closer to a recession. Is the threat of a global slowdown just a blip on the radar or has it fundamentally changed business decision-making and the flow and volume of FDI around the globe? What does the future of foreign direct investment look like in the current economic environment? Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida, Board Member & CEO, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Sheikh Mohammed H.F. Al-Thani, CEO, Qatar Free Zones Authority Paul Horvath, CEO, Orchard Global Aïssata Lam, Director General, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) H.E. Magdalena Rzeczkowska, Minister of Finance, Republic of Poland Moderator: Zainab Fattah, Gulf Economy and Government Correspondent, Bloomberg News