, and a rich set of implications for policymakers, business and civil society is offered. …

) and their often minimal commitments under the General Agreement on Trade in Service (GATS). At a time of urgent need to … address domestic infrastructure and investment gaps, this situation cannot be a positive signal for investors (either domestic … often lack internationally credible mechanisms for making commitments, which contributes to their evident difficulty in …

between the required investment and available resources in the short-run. The macroeconomic rationale for aid relates to its … performed since the early nineties. The new paradigm argues that aid is effective to close the gap in the long-run only if …

for States’ exit from these treaties. This study presents the results of the survey of language that determines the …

using a large anonymised firm-level database for Latvia. It finds that some characteristics of exporting firms, such as a … associated with longer-lasting trade relationships, aiming too high, that is exporting new products that are far more complex …

in particular on the investor protection component of IIAs. The inventory finds that for many claims about the positive …

Developed Country (LDC) to Lower Middle Income Category (LMIC), including the shifting financing for sustainable development … emerging SDG financing gaps and promote better alignment of resources with national financing for sustainable development …

provisions on, and States’ use of, flexibility in investment treaty law. The paper finds that most treaties provide for little or … no mechanism for countries to influence the use and interpretation of investment treaty law. The paper further finds that … treaty provisions for ‘exit’ are likewise geared to provide stability rather than flexibility. Analysis of State practice …