Peace and Space are on the agenda of the Word Investment Forum (WIF) for the first time as over 5,000 participants, from heads of government and ministers to CEOs, sovereign wealth fund leaders, academics and civil society, meet in Doha from October 25 to 27. 

WIF will seek to find ways to make investment reach more economies and deliver for development, an Emirates News Agency (WAM) report said.

For the first time, peace is on WIF agenda. Reconstruction needs are rising while investment in fragile and conflict-affected economies is impacted. The Forum will explore what it takes to move capital from relief to recovery, drawing on reconstruction experience across different contexts.

Falling launch costs

Space is on the Forum agenda for the first time. Falling launch costs are opening the space economy to far more countries, and the Forum asks how developing economies can attract that investment and meaningfully participate in the sector.

Global foreign direct investment reached $1.6 trillion in 2025, but more than 80% went to just 20 economies, according to the World Investment Report 2026.

Over 80 sessions

More than 80 sessions featuring over 400 speakers, tackle the many dimensions of investment for development: investment policy, investment promotion and special economic zones, sustainable finance, climate and oceans, entrepreneurship and small businesses, AI, and tourism and culture.

Discussions range from international investment agreements and critical minerals to sustainable stock exchanges and resilience in small island developing states. The common thread is how to steer capital to the economies and sectors that need it most.—TradeArabia News Service