Investment Implications of Selected WTO Agreements and the Proposed Multilateral Agreementon Investment

Investment Implications of Selected WTO Agreements and the Proposed Multilateral Agreementon Investment
ISBN-10
1451848013
ISBN-13
9781451848014
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
33
Language
English
Published
1997-05-01
Publisher
International Monetary Fund
Author
Mr.Matthias Vocke

Description

The substantial increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in recent years has triggered a discussion of a uniform treatment of investment in international law. Most contributions to the multilateral investment framework derive from the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements on trade liberalization. The resulting framework is incomplete, as the WTO agreements restrict their focus on investment to aspects related to international trade and often apply to selected sectors only. A broader investment regime is needed to provide a more neutral incentive framework for investment liberalization and to promote efficient international investment flows.

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