Economic security in the Indo-Pacific region, the WTO’s plurilaterals and border carbon adjustment mechanisms (again!) have been in the spotlight this week among international think tanks.
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WTO investment facilitation agreement: the key provisions explained
World Trade Organization members reached a key milestone last week in their efforts to secure a more reliable environment for foreign direct investment in developing countries. Negotiations on the text of the new Investment Facilitation for Development agreement – or IFD – were completed last week after nearly three years …
Agreement reached on text of WTO investment facilitation deal
WTO members have reached a deal on the text of a new agreement designed to make it easier for businesses to invest in developing countries. The 115 participants in the plurilateral negotiations signed off the draft treaty on investment facilitation for development – or IFD – at a meeting in …
WTO Corner: Fish subsidies, investment facilitation
The wheels of negotiations at the WTO are slowly but steadily churning….
WTO investment facilitation talks reach breakthrough on draft text
WTO members have taken a major step towards concluding negotiations on a plurilateral agreement to facilitate investment in developing countries, following a two-day meeting in Geneva this week.
Week Ahead: Investment facilitation at WTO, EU-China, EU South Africa
It is Easter time in Europe and there are few formal meetings planned – but many developments in the background. By Chris Horseman and Rob Francis.
THINK TANK: Gender, investment, and digital fragmentation risks
Think tankers have been busy, with gender, investment and digital overarching themes. A selection of the latest work by international trade policy think tanks by Maia Wilson, with some input from Iana Dreyer.
WTO investment facilitation deal: two items outstanding
WTO members are targeting the last week before Easter to wrap up negotiations on the substance of the proposed new agreement on ‘investment facilitation for development’, with only two key issues still awaiting resolution.
‘Optimism prevails’ on WTO investment facilitation deal
World Trade Organization members are on track to conclude textual negotiations on a new investment facilitation agreement by the middle of this year, in the view of the two ambassadors who are leading the discussions.
WTO: July deadline set for investment facilitation deal
WTO members set themselves a target of July this year for finalising negotiations on a plurilateral deal on investment facilitation. This week participants tried to define a path towards meeting the challenging deadline.
