The authors identify several ways in which a WTO investment facilitation framework for development can be insulated from investor-state dispute settlement provisions in international investment agreements, and suggest specific formulations in this respect

Negotiations on an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement have been underway in the WTO since September 2020; they are meant to be concluded by the end of 2022. The negotiations are far advanced and focus on a wide range of specific, technical investment measures that governments can put...

This brief article focusses on three important reasons why an Investment Facilitation for Agreement is important for individual WTO Members and why, therefore, all Members should join the negotiations: it helps countries to retain and attract more and higher quality FDI flows; it constitutes a...

On July 6, 2023, 112 WTO members concluded text negotiations on an Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement. This Perspective outlines its contents, identifies its benefits and suggests further actions that should be taken.

Enterprises are increasingly expected to observe environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators and report about them. In the context of foreign direct investment (FDI), it is becoming more and more common to require foreign investors to engage in responsible business conduct as...