IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized by their respective Governments,
have signed this Agreement.

Dong at Suva, in duplicate, this 28" day of October, 2020, in the English language.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE j
TUVALU: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: H

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Temate Melitiana, High Commissioner Joseph J. Cella, Ambassador
Tuvalu High Commission, Suva, Fiji U.S. Embassy, Suva, Fiji


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, duly authorized by their respective Governments,
have signed this Agreement.

Done at Suva, in duplicate, this 28" day of October, 2020, in the English language.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF
UNITED STATES OF wl TUVALU:
Joseph J. Cella, Ambassador Temate Melitiana, High Commissioner

U.S. Embassy, Suva, Fiji Tuvalu High Commission, Suva, Fiji


registration fees, or similar charges, whether direct or indirect, imposed in Tuvalu and all liabilities
with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 2
The Parties understand that the Issuer’s activities are governmental in nature and therefore:

(a) The Issuer shall not be subject to regulation under the laws of Tuvalu applicable to
insurance organizations, financial organizations or private equity funds, but, in the provision of
Investment Support, shall be afforded all rights and have access to all remedies of any such entity,
whether domestic, foreign or multilateral. The Issuer shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of
Tuvalu with respect to any claim arising from the provision of Investment Support. The proceeds
of the Issuer derived from Investment Support shall not be subject to attachment or seizure by any
person or entity. Nothing in this Agreement waives any immunity of the United States, or its
agencies or instrumentalities (including the DFC), under applicable law.

(b) The Issuer, all operations and activities undertaken by the Issuer in connection with
any Investment Support, and all payments, whether of interest, principal, fees, dividends,
premiums or the proceeds from the sale, liquidation or disposition of assets or of any other nature,
that are made, received or guaranteed by the Issuer in connection with any Investment Support
shall be exempt from Taxes, whether imposed directly on the Issuer or payable in the first instance
by others. Neither projects receiving Investment Support nor investors in such projects shall be
exempt from Taxes by operation of this Article, provided, however, that any Investment Support
shall be accorded tax treatment no less favorable than that accorded to the investment support of
any other national or multilateral development institution that operates in Tuvalu. The Issuer shall
not be subject to Taxes in connection with any transfer, succession or other acquisition which
occurs pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Article or Article 3(a) hereof, but obligations for Taxes
previously accrued and unpaid by persons or entities other than the Issuer, with respect to interests
received by the Issuer, shall not be extinguished as a result of such transfer, succession or other
acquisition.

(c) If the Issuer, alone or with a Coinsurer, makes a payment to any person or entity,
including a payment in connection with a prior or contemporaneous purchase of securities, or
exercises its rights as a creditor or subrogee, in connection with any Investment Support, Tuvalu
shall recognize the transfer to, or acquisition by, the Issuer and any Coinsurer of any cash,
accounts, credits, instruments or other assets in connection with such payment or the exercise of
such rights, as well as the succession of the Issuer and any Coinsurer to any right, title, claim,
privilege or cause of action existing, or which may arise, in connection therewith.

(d) With respect to any interests transferred to the Issuer or a Coinsurer or any interests
to which the Issuer or a Coinsurer succeeds under this Article, in its own right or otherwise, the
Issuer shall assert no greater rights than those of the person or entity from whom such interests
were received, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the United States to
assert a claim under applicable law in its sovereign capacity, as distinct from any rights it may
have as the Issuer pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Article. No Coinsurer shall be entitled to the


INVESTMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU

‘THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU
(the “Parties”);

AFFIRMING their common desire to encourage economic activities in Tuvalu that promote
the development of the economic resources and productive capacities of Tuvalu;

ACKNOWLEDGING that private sector investment can contribute to the economic goals of
Tuvalu; and

RECOGNIZING that the United States International Development Finance Corporation, a
development finance institution of the United States of America (the “DFC”), can be instrumental
in achieving these objectives through debt and equity investments, investment guaranties,
investment insurance, reinsurance and coinsurance, feasibility studies for potential projects, and
special projects and programs in support of specific DFC transactions;

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings herein provided. The
term “Issuer” refers to the DFC and any successor entity, and any agent of either. In connection
with a project in the territory of Tuvalu, the term “Investment Support” refers to any debt or
equity investment, any investment guaranty, investment insurance, reinsurance or coinsurance,
feasibility studies for potential projects, and any project and program in support of specific DFC
transactions, including but not limited to grants, which is provided by the Issuer (or, in the case of
coinsurance, is provided by the Issuer and one or more commercial insurance companies
(individually, “Coinsurer”) under coinsurance arrangements under which the Issuer acts both for
itself and for such Coinsurers). The term “Taxes” means all present and future taxes, levies,
imposts, stamps, tariffs, duties, charges, property taxes, value-added taxes, and other taxes or fees,


(iii) The tribunal shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with this
Agreement and applicable rules of international law.

(iv) The decision or award of the tribunal shall be made by at least two of its
members, be in writing, and state the reasons on which it is based.

(v) The decision or award made by the tribunal shall have no binding force
except between the Parties and in respect of the particular dispute. Each Party shall abide
by and comply with the terms of the decision or award without delay.

(vi) _ Expenses incurred by the arbitrators and the president, and other costs of
the proceedings, shall be paid for equally by the Parties. In its decision or award, the
tribunal may, in its discretion, reallocate expenses and costs between the Parties, including
directing that a higher proportion of the costs be paid by one of the Parties.

ARTICLE 5
(a) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature.

(b) Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing six months
written notice to the other Party. Termination shall take effect six months from the date of receipt
of such notification. In such event, the provisions of this Agreement shall, with respect to
Investment Support provided prior to or while this Agreement was in force, continue to apply so
long as such Investment Support remains outstanding, but in no case longer than twenty-five years
after the termination of this Agreement.


INVESTMENT INCENTIVE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU
AND

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE GOVERNMENT OF TUVALU and THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(the “Parties”);

AFFIRMING their common desire to encourage economic activities in Tuvalu that promote
the development of the economic resources and productive capacities of Tuvalu;

ACKNOWLEDGING that private sector investment can contribute to the economic goals of
Tuvalu; and

RECOGNIZING that the United States International Development Finance Corporation, a
development finance institution of the United States of America (the “DFC”), can be instrumental
in achieving these objectives through debt and equity investments, investment guaranties,
investment insurance, reinsurance and coinsurance, feasibility studies for potential projects, and
special projects and programs in support of specific DFC transactions;

HAVE AGREED as follows:

ARTICLE 1

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings herein provided. The
term “Issuer” refers to the DFC and any successor entity, and any agent of either. In connection
with a project in the territory of Tuvalu, the term “Investment Support” refers to any debt or
equity investment, any investment guaranty, investment insurance, reinsurance or coinsurance,
feasibility studies for potential projects, and any project and program in support of specific DFC
transactions, including but not limited to grants, which is provided by the Issuer (or, in the case of
coinsurance, is provided by the Issuer and one or more commercial insurance companies
(individually, “Coinsurer”) under coinsurance arrangements under which the Issuer acts both for
itself and for such Coinsurers). The term “Taxes” means all present and future taxes, levies,
imposts, stamps, tariffs, duties, charges, property taxes, value-added taxes, and other taxes or fees,


benefits of this Agreement unless it is acting through, or its interests have been assigned to, the
Issuer.

ARTICLE 3

(a) Amounts in the currency of Tuvalu, including cash, accounts, credits, instruments
or otherwise, acquired by the Issuer (or by the Issuer and any Coinsurer) upon making a payment,
upon the sale, liquidation or disposition of securities, or upon the exercise of its rights as a creditor,
in connection with any Investment Support for a project in Tuvalu, shall be accorded treatment in
the territory of Tuvalu no less favorable as to use and conversion than the treatment to which such
funds would have been entitled in the hands of the person or entity from which such amounts were
acquired.

(b) Such currency and credits may be transferred to any person or entity and upon such
transfer shall be freely available for use by such person or entity in the territory of Tuvalu in
accordance with its laws.

ARTICLE 4

(a) Any dispute between the Parties regarding the interpretation or application of this
Agreement or regarding a claim, in connection with any project or activity for which Investment
Support has been provided, for loss to the Issuer resulting from a violation of international law or
wrongful act by Tuvalu should be resolved, insofar as possible, through negotiations between the
Parties. If at any time either Party considers that the dispute cannot be resolved through
negotiations, it may, upon 90 days’ notice and without any requirement to exhaust other remedies,
submit the dispute to arbitration for a binding decision or award by a tribunal established and
functioning in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Article.

(b) The tribunal referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article shall be established and shall
function as follows:

() Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the tribunal shall comprise three
arbitrators, one arbitrator appointed by each Party and the third, who shall be a citizen of a
third state and the presiding arbitrator, appointed by agreement of the Parties. The Party-
appointed arbitrators shall be appointed within three months, and the presiding arbitrator
within six months, of the date the dispute is submitted to arbitration. If the appointments
are not made within the foregoing time limits, either Party may, in the absence of any other
agreement, request the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes to make the necessary appointment or appointments.

(ii) In the absence of an agreement by the Parties to the contrary, the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules that are in effect on the date that claim or claims were
submitted to arbitration shall govern the arbitration, except as modified by the Parties or
this Agreement.


(iii) The tribunal shall decide the issues in dispute in accordance with this
Agreement and applicable rules of international law.

(iv) The decision or award of the tribunal shall be made by at least two of its
members, be in writing, and state the reasons on which it is based.

(v) The decision or award made by the tribunal shall have no binding force
except between the Parties and in respect of the particular dispute. Each Party shall abide
by and comply with the terms of the decision or award without delay.

(vi) _ Expenses incurred by the arbitrators and the president, and other costs of
the proceedings, shall be paid for equally by the Parties. In its decision or award, the
tribunal may, in its discretion, reallocate expenses and costs between the Parties, including
directing that a higher proportion of the costs be paid by one of the Parties.

ARTICLE 5
(a) This Agreement shall enter into force on the date of signature.

(b) Either Party may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing six months
written notice to the other Party. Termination shall take effect six months from the date of receipt
of such notification. In such event, the provisions of this Agreement shall, with respect to
Investment Support provided prior to or while this Agreement was in force, continue to apply so
long as such Investment Support remains outstanding, but in no case longer than twenty-five years
after the termination of this Agreement.


benefits of this Agreement unless it is acting through, or its interests have been assigned to, the
Issuer.

ARTICLE 3

(a) Amounts in the currency of Tuvalu, including cash, accounts, credits, instruments
or otherwise, acquired by the Issuer (or by the Issuer and any Coinsurer) upon making a payment,
upon the sale, liquidation or disposition of securities, or upon the exercise of its rights as a creditor,
in connection with any Investment Support for a project in Tuvalu, shall be accorded treatment in
the territory of Tuvalu no less favorable as to use and conversion than the treatment to which such
funds would have been entitled in the hands of the person or entity from which such amounts were
acquired.

(b) Such currency and credits may be transferred to any person or entity and upon such
transfer shall be freely available for use by such person or entity in the territory of Tuvalu in
accordance with its laws.

ARTICLE 4

(a) Any dispute between the Parties regarding the interpretation or application of this
Agreement or regarding a claim, in connection with any project or activity for which Investment
Support has been provided, for loss to the Issuer resulting from a violation of international law or
wrongful act by Tuvalu should be resolved, insofar as possible, through negotiations between the
Parties. If at any time either Party considers that the dispute cannot be resolved through
negotiations, it may, upon 90 days’ notice and without any requirement to exhaust other remedies,
submit the dispute to arbitration for a binding decision or award by a tribunal established and
functioning in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Article.

(b) The tribunal referred to in paragraph (a) of this Article shall be established and shall
function as follows:

@ Unless the Parties agree otherwise, the tribunal shall comprise three
arbitrators, one arbitrator appointed by each Party and the third, who shall be a citizen of a
third state and the presiding arbitrator, appointed by agreement of the Parties. The Party-
appointed arbitrators shall be appointed within three months, and the presiding arbitrator
within six months, of the date the dispute is submitted to arbitration. If the appointments
are not made within the foregoing time limits, either Party may, in the absence of any other
agreement, request the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes to make the necessary appointment or appointments.

(ii) In the absence of an agreement by the Parties to the contrary, the
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules that are in effect on the date that claim or claims were
submitted to arbitration shall govern the arbitration, except as modified by the Parties or
this Agreement.


registration fees, or similar charges, whether direct or indirect, imposed in Tuvalu and all liabilities
with respect thereto.

ARTICLE 2
The Parties understand that the Issuer’s activities are governmental in nature and therefore:

(a) The Issuer shall not be subject to regulation under the laws of Tuvalu applicable to
insurance organizations, financial organizations or private equity funds, but, in the provision of
Investment Support, shall be afforded all rights and have access to all remedies of any such entity,
whether domestic, foreign or multilateral. The Issuer shall not be subject to the jurisdiction of
Tuvalu with respect to any claim arising from the provision of Investment Support. The proceeds
of the Issuer derived from Investment Support shall not be subject to attachment or seizure by any
person or entity. Nothing in this Agreement waives any immunity of the United States, or its
agencies or instrumentalities (including the DFC), under applicable law.

(b) The Issuer, all operations and activities undertaken by the Issuer in connection with
any Investment Support, and all payments, whether of interest, principal, fees, dividends,
premiums or the proceeds from the sale, liquidation or disposition of assets or of any other nature,
that are made, received or guaranteed by the Issuer in connection with any Investment Support
shall be exempt from Taxes, whether imposed directly on the Issuer or payable in the first instance
by others. Neither projects receiving Investment Support nor investors in such projects shall be
exempt from Taxes by operation of this Article, provided, however, that any Investment Support
shall be accorded tax treatment no less favorable than that accorded to the investment support of
any other national or multilateral development institution that operates in Tuvalu. The Issuer shall
not be subject to Taxes in connection with any transfer, succession or other acquisition which
occurs pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Article or Article 3(a) hereof, but obligations for Taxes
previously accrued and unpaid by persons or entities other than the Issuer, with respect to interests
received by the Issuer, shall not be extinguished as a result of such transfer, succession or other
acquisition.

(c) If the Issuer, alone or with a Coinsurer, makes a payment to any person or entity,
including a payment in connection with a prior or contemporaneous purchase of securities, or
exercises its rights as a creditor or subrogee, in connection with any Investment Support, Tuvalu
shall recognize the transfer to, or acquisition by, the Issuer and any Coinsurer of any cash,
accounts, credits, instruments or other assets in connection with such payment or the exercise of
such rights, as well as the succession of the Issuer and any Coinsurer to any right, title, claim,
privilege or cause of action existing, or which may arise, in connection therewith.

(d) With respect to any interests transferred to the Issuer or a Coinsurer or any interests
to which the Issuer or a Coinsurer succeeds under this Article, in its own right or otherwise, the
Issuer shall assert no greater rights than those of the person or entity from whom such interests
were received, provided that nothing in this Agreement shall limit the right of the United States to
assert a claim under applicable law in its sovereign capacity, as distinct from any rights it may
have as the Issuer pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Article. No Coinsurer shall be entitled to the