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Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018 Highlights IIA Reform Issues
23 Jul 2019
UNCTAD's Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018 focuses on cases and issues of relevance for treaty drafting and the reform of IIAs. [...]
Twenty-first UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures documents increase in foreign investment screening
24 Jun 2019
The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report indicates that G20 members took relatively few investment policy measures between mid-October 2018 and mid-May 2019, but their attention to investment [...]
Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year
12 Jun 2019
World Investment Report 2019: Global foreign direct investment slides for third consecutive year. Contraction largely caused by US multinationals repatriating earnings from abroad. [...]
New Issues Note Tracks Progress on IIA Reform
07 Jun 2019
UNCTAD IIA Issues Note: Forward-looking IIA reform is well under way and involves countries at all levels of development and from all geographical regions. [...]
Fact Sheet: Surge in ISDS Cases Continues in 2018
28 May 2019
The fact sheet provides an overview of known treaty-based ISDS cases initiated in the past year and overall ISDS case outcomes. [...]
Reforming Investment Dispute Settlement: A Stocktaking
29 Mar 2019
This IIA Issues Note traces ISDS-related reform developments in recently concluded IIAs and in policymaking processes from the national to the multilateral level. [...]
New ISDS numbers: takeaways on last year's 71 known treaty-based cases
13 Mar 2019
In 2018, investors brought at least 71 ISDS cases pursuant to investment treaties. The number of known ISDS cases filed in 2018 remained as high as in the previous three years. [...]
Fact Sheet on Intra-European Union Investor-State Arbitration Cases
20 Dec 2018
UNCTAD's IIA Issues Note presents information on intra-EU investor-State arbitration cases by the end of July 2018. [...]
Workshop in Casablanca on Regional Approaches to Investment Policymaking
18 Dec 2018
60 participants from over 30 countries discuss regional approaches at workshop in Casablanca, Morocco, from 18 to 20 December 2018. [...]
20th Investment Policy Monitor out now
07 Dec 2018
The new Monitor finds that 29 countries took 49 investment policy measures from May to October 2018. [...]
Launch of the Investment Policy Review of Cabo Verde
04 Dec 2018
4 December 2018 , 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. , Room XXVI, Palais des Nations [...]
Launch of the Investment Policy Review of Lebanon
04 Dec 2018
4 December 2018 , 3 to 6 p.m. , Room XXVI, Palais des Nations [...]
ISDS Trends: Cases Initiated in First 7 Months of 2018
28 Nov 2018
Investors brought at least 37 known ISDS cases pursuant to IIAs during the first 7 months of 2018. [...]
Twentieth UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures released
22 Nov 2018
The joint UNCTAD-OECD Report indicates that policy measures taken by G20 Members were mostly geared towards greater openness for foreign investment. [...]
ISDS Navigator Update: 900+ Known Investment Treaty Cases
13 Nov 2018
During the first 7 months of 2018, investors brought at least 37 known ISDS cases. As of 31 July 2018, the total number of known treaty-based ISDS arbitrations has reached 904. [...]
Are you planning to attend the World Investment Forum 2018?
09 Oct 2018
The 2018 World Investment Forum is fast approaching. This is our 10-year anniversary edition and it promises to be the biggest Forum yet. Registration closes on Friday, 12 October. [...]
UNCTAD World Investment Report out now
06 Jun 2018
Global foreign direct investment flows fell sharply in 2017. Negative trend is sign of slowdown in international production and global value chains, Report reveals. [...]
IIA Issues Note reviews developments in international investment policymaking
30 May 2018
Investment treaty making has reached a turning point. The number of new international investment agreements concluded in 2017 was the lowest since 1983. [...]
19th Investment Policy Monitor out now
28 Mar 2018
The Monitor finds that 22 countries took 32 investment policy measures between November 2017 and February 2018. The share of investment restrictions and regulations increased to 29 percent. Compared to the annual figures in recent years, this records the highest ratio since 2010. [...]
UNCTAD launches Responsible Agricultural Investment Knowledge Into Action Note Series
21 Mar 2018
Today UNCTAD, together with the World Bank Group, launched the UNCTAD-World Bank Responsible Agricultural Investment Knowledge Into Action Note Series in Washington D.C. [...]
ISDS Navigator Update: 850+ Known Cases by Year-End
12 Mar 2018
As of 31 December 2017, the total number of known treaty-based ISDS cases has reached 855. [...]
UNCTAD investigates ISDS claims in PPP-related infrastructure sectors
22 Feb 2018
New section published on the Hub analyzing the role of public private partnerships (PPPs) in the pursuit of mobilizing investment for the sustainable development goals. [...]
UNCTAD joint regional training addresses reform of IIAs
19 Feb 2018
Today UNCTAD and its partners, have kicked off a regional training in Bangkok to empower countries in the region to modernize their existing stock of old-generation IIAs [...]
UNCTAD supports G-20 Presidency by hosting Geneva-based TIWG Briefings 29-30 January 2018
30 Jan 2018
UNCTAD’s Investment Division hosted a half-day meeting of Geneva-based ambassadors of G20 economies, invited guests of the G-20 and chairs of key regional groups. [...]
UNCTAD's Reform Package for the International Investment Regime
18 Dec 2017
UNCTAD's latest publication offers a comprehensive package for reforming the international investment regime. [...]