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Sustainable development takes on heightened significance in investment treaties
… Recent international investment agreements (IIAs) increasingly feature … the current G20 presidency on “Sustainable development in investment agreements”, the new report maps and analyzes IIAs … by G20 and invited countries. Calls to align investment treaties with sustainable development objectives, including …
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International investment agreements trends: The increasing dichotomy between new and old treaties
… In 2023, new-generation international investment agreements (IIAs) included innovative provisions on investment facilitation and cooperation and tended to … for least developed countries (LDCs), where old-generation treaties cover 71% of their FDI stock, exposing them to …
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International investment agreements trends: The increasing dichotomy between new and old treaties
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… 1 #2 OCTOBER 2024IIA Issues Note International Investment Agreements International investment agreements trends: increasing dichotomy treaties #2 OCTOBER 2024 International investment agreements …
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Double taxation treaties and their implications for investment
… identical periods. The obstacles it presents can hamper investment. To avoid this, jurisdictions with significant ongoing cross-border trade and investment may opt to conclude a double taxation treaty (DTT) … plane by separate but interacting networks of treaties, each community needs to understand the basic …
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Double taxation treaties and their implications for investment
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BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES 1959-1999
… Today, all countries seek foreign direct investment to advance their development process. They have … shown keen interest in promoting and protecting such investment through national and international policy … Part of these efforts involve theadoption of bilateral treaties for the promotion and protection of foreign …
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Energy transition calls for faster investment treaty reforms
… energy transition and speedier reform of international investment agreements (IIAs) to support the shift away from … To reach net zero emissions by 2050, annual clean energy investment worldwide needs to more than triple to $4 trillion by 2030 . But many investment treaties, especially older ones, can hinder the transition. …
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BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES SIGNED IN BANGKOK
… Eight bilateral investment treaties (BITs) were signed here today by representatives of … Sweden and Zimbabwe. Croatia and Zimbabwe also signed an investment treaty. The signing ceremony was presided over by …
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The international investment treaty regime and climate action
Related content: Workshop on the international investment regime and climate change for member countries of D8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
… IIA Issues Note, No. 3, 2022 … The international investment treaty regime and climate action … …
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BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES 1959-1999
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… Bilateral Investment Treaties 1959-1999 UNITED NATIONS UNCTAD/ITE/IIA/2 UNITED … NATIONS CONFERENCE ON TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Bilateral Investment Treaties 1959-1999 United Nations York Geneva, …
