GENEVA: Global foreign direct investment (FDI) is expected to rebound in 2015 after falling 16 percent last year because of a fragile world economy and political and military crises, the UN said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

FDI flows worldwide dropped to $1.23 trillion (about 1.1 trillion euros) in 2014, largely due to shaky investor confidence, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said in its annual report.

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