Multilateral Framework of Investment Facilitation at WTO: Initiatives and Perspectives from the global South

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Ramos Codeço ◽  
Ana Rachel Freitas da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
Investment Facilitation

scholarly journals Multilateral Framework of Investment Facilitation at the WTO: Initiatives and Perspectives from the Global South

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-329
Author(s):  
Rafael Ramos Codeço ◽  
Ana Rachel Freitas
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
International Investment ◽  
Negotiation Process ◽  
Policy Space ◽  
Investment Environment ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
International Investment Agreements ◽  
Investment Facilitation ◽  
National Economies ◽  
Investment Agreements

Abstract The focus of International Investment policymaking in the global South has been shifting from investment protection to investment facilitation (IF). This movement marks an attempt to improve the attractiveness of national economies for foreign direct investment (FDI) and to recover the policy space previously curbed by traditional investment protection clauses. The popularity of investment facilitation led to the beginning of a negotiation process at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to formulate a multilateral agreement in this area. However, the differing negotiation practices related to IF could provoke schisms between the WTO members engaging in this discussion. The latest international investment agreements (IIAs) featuring IF provisions, signed by countries in the global South, indicate that during multilateral negotiations, these countries will focus on improving transparency, predictability and simplicity of the investment environment, as well as preserving their ability to develop public policies that are in line with their development strategies. However, some of the provisions that bring such preferences to fruition would challenge these countries’ bureaucratic and financial capacity. As discussions evolve at the WTO, countries in the global South will need to clarify their positions and co-ordinate their efforts in order to shape an alternative framework that fits their interests.

3D Printing for Development in the Global South

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Birtchnell ◽  
William Hoyle
Keyword(s):  
3D Printing ◽  
Global South

Crossfire: ‘Food miles and livelihoods in the global South’

Food Chain ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-155
Author(s):  
Richard King ◽  
Duncan Williamson
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
Food Miles

BAPA+40: South African and African Lessons

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arina Alexandra Muresan
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Global South ◽  
Communications Systems ◽  
Transfer Of Technology ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
Multi Stakeholder ◽  
High Level ◽  
Made In

The Second High-Level United Nations (UN) Conference on South-South Cooperation (also known as BAPA+40), held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 20 to 22 March 2019, promised to reinvigorate efforts to further achieve and implement South-South cooperation (SSC). Forty years on, the Global South is shaping its image as a solutions provider. Immense strides have been made in improving access to allow a multitude of state and non-state actors to cooperate, while broadening and deepening modes of cooperation and facilitating the exchange of knowledge and transfer of technology, thus moving beyond the simplistic view that developing countries require aid to function and move forward. However, noting these symbolic strides, the Global South should move forward by building understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks; integrating multi-stakeholder models; improving the visibility of peace and security in South-South programming; and building effective communications systems.

The ?Global South?:Yet Another Attempt to Engage the Other

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Figueira
Keyword(s):  
Global South ◽  
The Other
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