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Securities regulators can boost sustainable finance, says new UN report
23 Oct 2018
Securities regulators covering one-third of global market capitalization make a new push for sustainable finance.
UNCTAD Inter-governmental body discusses reform of international investment agreements
30 Sep 2015
On 16 September, more than a 100 policymakers from government, private sector and international and civil society organizations discussed UNCTAD’s "Roadmap for Reform of the International Investment Regime".
Member States and civil society examine questions raised at 2014 World Investment Forum
26 Mar 2015
Reform of the International Investment Agreements (IIA) regime returned to the UNCTAD agenda during a three day Expert Meeting in February, with member States and civil society calling for new approaches to drafting and implementing the agreements.
UNCTAD releases review of trends in investment agreements and investor-State dispute settlement
19 Feb 2015
In 2014, countries concluded one international investment agreement every other week. Investors continue to use investor-State dispute settlement, but the number of new cases does not reach the record high of previous years.
UNCTAD publishes its annual review of investor-State dispute settlement cases
7 Apr 2014
Investment arbitrations against host countries continued to grow rapidly in 2013, reaching the second highest number of new cases in history.
The rise of regionalism in international investment policymaking: consolidation or complexity?
13 Jun 2013
In its third IIA Issues Note for 2013, UNCTAD analyses the rise of international investment agreement (IIA) regionalism, and asks whether this brings consolidation or an additional layer of complexity.
UNCTAD puts forward reform options for investor-State dispute settlement system
27 May 2013
UNCTAD is calling for collective efforts to assess options for reform of the current system of investor-State dispute settlement.
UNCTAD publishes its annual review of investor-State dispute settlement cases
10 Apr 2013
The year 2012 marked a new record, with at least 62 new investment arbitration cases being initiated against host countries - the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year.
Greater attention needed to farming sector, experts tell commodities meeting
20 Mar 2013
High prices for basic farm goods and industrial raw materials, with the complex effects that these cause on the economies of numerous poor countries, are not expected to decline any time soon, the Global Commodities Forum has been told.
UNCTAD publishes its annual review of investor-State dispute settlement cases
16 Apr 2012
2011 marks a new record with at least 46 new investment arbitration cases initiated against host countries - the highest number of known treaty-based disputes ever filed in one year.