Putting it to Work in Developing Countries - Nathan Associates
Putting it to Work in Developing Countries - Nathan Associates
Putting it to Work in Developing Countries - Nathan Associates
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Exam<strong>in</strong>es trends <strong>in</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial flows<br />
Develop<strong>in</strong>g <strong>Countries</strong>.<br />
(background note prepared for a<br />
Available at http://<strong>to</strong>pics.developmentgateway.org/<br />
Development Comm<strong>it</strong>tee meet<strong>in</strong>g of the<br />
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2003.Shedd<strong>in</strong>g New Light on Africa’s Investment Opportun<strong>it</strong>ies.<br />
Available at http://www.ipanet.com/documents/WorldBank/<br />
databases/africa/africa_newlight.pdf<br />
Profiles opportun<strong>it</strong>ies <strong>in</strong> Africa brought<br />
about by new trad<strong>in</strong>g agreements, pol<strong>it</strong>ical<br />
risk packages, and other changes.<br />
International Arrangements Affect<strong>in</strong>g Investment<br />
Cosby, Aaron, Howard Mann, Luke Peterson, and Konrad von<br />
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Bern, Sw<strong>it</strong>zerland: World Trade Inst<strong>it</strong>ute.<br />
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Agreements, UNCTAD/WEB/ITE/IIA2006/7<br />
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Exam<strong>in</strong>es his<strong>to</strong>ry of <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
agreements from an environmental<br />
perspective, and assesses whether the<br />
WTO can deliver on <strong>in</strong>vestment issues.<br />
Summarizes arguments <strong>in</strong> favor of a<br />
multilateral framework put forward by the<br />
EU and the Un<strong>it</strong>ed States, as well as<br />
cr<strong>it</strong>icisms presented by India, the ma<strong>in</strong><br />
opponent.<br />
Explores the role of bilateral treaties <strong>in</strong><br />
stimulat<strong>in</strong>g FDI.<br />
Surveys arguments for why develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
countries should support adoption of a<br />
multilateral agreement on <strong>in</strong>vestment.<br />
Covers OECD guidel<strong>in</strong>es for<br />
mult<strong>in</strong>ational enterprises, national<br />
treatment, <strong>in</strong>ternational <strong>in</strong>vestment<br />
<strong>in</strong>centives and dis<strong>in</strong>centives, conflict<strong>in</strong>g<br />
requirements.<br />
Describes potential conflicts between the<br />
WTO’s Agreement on Subsidies and<br />
Countervail<strong>in</strong>g Measures and the<br />
<strong>in</strong>centive programs of develop<strong>in</strong>g<br />
countries’ export process<strong>in</strong>g zones.<br />
Background on the WTO <strong>Work</strong><strong>in</strong>g Group<br />
onTrade and Investment, the TRIMS, and<br />
the GATS.<br />
Quarterly mon<strong>it</strong>or that tracks trends and<br />
issues <strong>in</strong>vestment agreements, both BITS,<br />
and free trade agreements.<br />
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