Investment promotion provisions in international investment agreements
By: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
Series: UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development
Publisher: United Nations
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9789211127355
Subjects: Investments, Foreign; Investments, Foreign (International law)
Description: Investment promotion covers all activities and measures aimed at creating favorable determinants for foreign investment in the host country. This publication focuses on the international agreements on the promotion and protection of foreign investment. The study provides an overview as to what extent current international investment agreements (IIA) practice explicitly deals with investment promotion and to explore ways on how investment promotions aspect of IIA could be enhanced. It also seeks to fill a gap in research and policy analysis.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "United Nations publication  sales No. E.08II.D.5"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Explanation of the issue; title: Stocktaking and analysis; title: Interaction with other issues and concepts; title: Options for strengthening investment promotion in IIAs; title: Conclusion.