The Joint Initiative on Investment Facilitation: Developments from 2020 and the road ahead to MC12
This stocktaking brief provides an update on the structured discussions on investment facilitation among a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) members and subsequent negotiations, focusing on those developments that have taken place since the release of the streamlined text in early 2020.
Along with the procedural steps and transitions that have taken place in the investment facilitation talks over the past year, the authors refer to the wider context of COVID-19 and what the pandemic has meant for investment flows and governance processes. They provide an overview of the latest available version of the investment facilitation texts, including the informal consolidated text and revised draft text, as of February 2021, and outline where the talks are expected to go next.
This material has been produced with funding by UK aid from the UK Government. The Umbrella Grant is a project of the Trade and Investment Advocacy Fund (TAF2+) and is implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, in consortium with CUTS International, Geneva and BKP Economic Advisors.
Views expressed in the publication are the authors’ own and do not necessarily reflect HM Government’s official positions or those of TAF2+.
Funded by
You might also be interested in
Trade After Turmoil
Unpacking the vulnerabilities of export markets in low- and middle-income countries as a result of COVID-19
Addressing the Digital Divide in the Joint Statement Initiative on E-Commerce
This paper examines the evolution of the "digital divide" concept, especially given the ongoing negotiations among a group of WTO members for new, binding e-commerce rules.
E-commerce in the World Trade Organization: History and latest developments in the negotiations under the Joint Statement
This negotiating brief was prepared for the Geneva Seminar held on January 29, 2020, on the Joint Statement Initiative (JSI) devoted to electronic commerce, which involves a group of World Trade Organization (WTO) Members.
Joint Statement on Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises: History and latest developments in the Informal Working Group
This brief outlines the history and developments of MSME-related discussions in the World Trade Organization (WTO) context, looking specifically at MSME-related issues at the WTO as well as in other forums and contexts.