Navigating Geoeconomic Shifts: Towards Resilient International Investment and Partnerships

The session examines how rising economic fragmentation and global uncertainty are reshaping the landscape for international investment. Global value chains, long regarded as engines of integration and development, are being reconfigured under the combined pressures of protectionism, national security considerations, regionalization, technological disruption, and sustainability imperatives. Recent regional instability has added further uncertainty for developing countries, shaping risk perceptions, capital allocation, and the cost of financing. The session considers how these dynamics intersect with broader global investment trends and the evolving configuration of international production systems. It will convene thought leaders, scholars, and leading economists from multilateral organizations, private institutions, and think tanks to explore how these shifts are reshaping investment flows, strategies, and supply chains.