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INVESTMENT FACILITATION AGREEMENT IN WTO:Investment Facilitation Agreement • December 8th, 2017
[Abstract: There has been discussion in WTO on initiating negotiation on an investment facilitation agreement during the 11th Ministerial Meeting of WTO which will take place on 10‐13 December in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The proposals submitted in WTO indicate that the agreement aims to smoothen the process of cross‐border investments by making the process transparent and efficient. The agreement, however, does not intend to incorporate substantive provisions which has been the demand of advanced countries. It also does not aim to address the challenges caused by large number of bilateral investment treaties, which has been the demand of many counties. Therefore, the agreement in its current form unlikely to enthuse most Members of WTO. It seems that the proponents of the agreement may align with advanced countries to make a headway. In that case, substantive provisions will have to incorporated into the agreement which will result in erosion of policy space of foreign investment hosti
INVESTMENT FACILITATION AGREEMENT IN WTO:Investment Facilitation Agreement • December 8th, 2017
[Abstract: There has been discussion in WTO on initiating negotiation on an investment facilitation agreement during the 11th Ministerial Meeting of WTO which will take place on 10‐13 December in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The proposals submitted in WTO indicate that the agreement aims to smoothen the process of cross‐border investments by making the process transparent and efficient. The agreement, however, does not intend to incorporate substantive provisions which has been the demand of advanced countries. It also does not aim to address the challenges caused by large number of bilateral investment treaties, which has been the demand of many counties. Therefore, the agreement in its current form unlikely to enthuse most Members of WTO. It seems that the proponents of the agreement may align with advanced countries to make a headway. In that case, substantive provisions will have to incorporated into the agreement which will result in erosion of policy space of foreign investment hosti
