Karl P. Sauvant, “The New WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement”, Columbia FDI Perspectives, no. 363 (7 August 2023); also available here in Chinese.
Abstract
This short text deals with the Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement, the text negotiations of which were conclude by 112 WTO members on July 6, 2023. It outlines its contents, identifies its benefits and suggests further actions that should be taken.
Karl P. Sauvant and Rajesh Aggarwal, “Impasse at the WTO on Investment Facilitation—the Way Forward”, International Economic Law and Policy Blog, 5 June 2026. Abstract At the March 2026 WTO Ministerial, India blocked the adoption of the Investment...
Karl P. Sauvant, “Facilitating FDI: India Should Support the WTO Investment Agreement”, East Asia Forum Quarterly, vol. 16 (April-June 2024), pp. 31-33, reprinted in the East Asia Forum, 1 August 2024. Abstract This brief article lays out why India should support the...
Karl P. Sauvant, “Three Reasons Why a WTO Agreement on Investment Facilitation for Development is Important”, International Economic Law and Policy Blog, 21 Nov. 2022. Abstract This brief article focuses on three important reasons why an Investment Facilitation for...