Jul. 9 – According to the 2012 World Investment Report released by the United Nation’s Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), of 179 major global companies surveyed, India is considered to be the third most-preferred investment destination after China and the United States. Foreign direct investment flows into India, after slowing down for two years in a row, grew by approximately 30 percent in 2011 to nearly US$32 billion. Furthermore, FDI flows could increase by more than 20 percent both this year and the next.