Negotiations on Investment Facilitation for Development at the WTO
Channel: U.S. - Asia Law Institute NYU
Date: 2022-03-11

At the World Trade Organization (WTO), over 110 countries and regions are currently negotiating over investment facilitation for development. The aim is to facilitate foreign direct investment by improving the transparency and efficiency of investment measures and encouraging sustainable investment. This plurilateral initiative is essential to strengthen the rule-making function of the WTO.  Kei Tomaru, who as second secretary at the Permanent Mission of Japan in Geneva represents one of the leading countries in the negotiations, and Karl P. Sauvant, resident senior fellow at the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, who closely follows these negotiations, will share their views about the negotiation’s importance and prospects. 
This event is part of US-Asia Law Institute's US-Japan Short Takes event.