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

May 1, 1997

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Matthias Vocke. Investment Implications of Selected WTO Agreements and the Proposed Multilateral Agreementon Investment, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1997) accessed November 21, 2024

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Summary

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.

Subject: Balance of payments, Capital account, Capital flows, Current account, Foreign direct investment, International trade, Trade balance

Keywords: Capital account, Capital flows, Current account, Foreign direct investment, Global, Investment climate, Investment flow, Investment measure, Investment rule, Savings-investments imbalance, Trade balance, Trims Agreement, WP, WTO agreement

Publication Details

Pages:

32
Volume:

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Working Paper No. 1997/060
Stock No:

WPIEA0601997
ISBN:

9781451848014
ISSN:

1018-5941

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