Investment Promotion Provisions in International Investment Agreements

Investment promotion covers all activities and measures aimed at creating favorable determinants for foreign investment in the host country. This publication focuses on the international agreements on the promotion and protection of foreign investment. The study provides an overview as to what extent current international investment agreements (IIA) practice explicitly deals with investment promotion and to explore ways on how investment promotions aspect of IIA could be enhanced. It also seeks to fill a gap in research and policy analysis.--Publisher's description.