Foreign Direct Investment in Romania: Challenging the Romanian Legal Framework Using the Delaware Model of Company Law

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalin Razvan Tripon
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Company Law

Reforming the Present International Legal Framework for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): Basic Elements for an Analytical and Policy Framework

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramon Torrent ◽  
Federico Ortino ◽  
Xavier Fernandez-Pons ◽  
Federico Lavopa ◽  
Altagracia Acuevas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Policy Framework

scholarly journals On the Improvement of China’s Legal System of Foreign Direct Investment

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Xue Jia
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Legal System ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
Joint Ventures ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Operation Duration ◽  
Chinese Company ◽  
Foreign Investment Enterprises

China has not enacted unified foreign direct investment code, and the legal system of foreign direct investment is composed of separate laws and numerous regulations and rules at both national and local level. The establishment of all foreign investment enterprises in China is subject to examination and approval of relevant authorities, only after which enterprises can be registered. The operation duration of equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures and solely foreign-founded enterprises shall comply with relevant provisions of Chinese laws. The operation duration and disillusion of foreign-invested stock joint limited companies are subject to Chinese Company Law. The 2-track legislation model, under which foreign investment enterprises and domestic enterprises are governed by different laws and regulations, caused conflicts among different laws and difficulties in application of laws. To overcome the defaults China must enact unified law on foreign direct investment.

Foreign direct investment and the law in Nigeria: a legal assessment

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-146
Author(s):  
Eghosa Osa Ekhator ◽  
Linimose Anyiwe
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Legal Development ◽  
Regulatory Frameworks ◽  
Sectorial Analysis ◽  
History Of ◽  
Legal Barriers

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the laws that govern Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria. The history of company law and the rise of multinational corporations clearly illustrate the attempts by the Nigerian Government to encourage the inflow of FDI. The different stages of Nigeria’s legal development will be examined in this paper and subsequently an assessment of the laws regulating FDI in the different investment sectors will be in focus. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a doctrinal approach by undertaking a sectorial analysis of different sectors or segments of the Nigerian economy highlighting their various regulatory frameworks. The agricultural, steel, banking, employment and oil sectors is focussed in this paper. Findings – This paper demonstrates that for FDI to have positive impacts on the different sectors of the Nigerian economy, the various laws regulating the different sectors should be amended to reflect current realities. Originality/value – This paper provides a fresh illumination or analysis to the legal barriers inhibiting FDI in Nigeria. It does this by highlighting the various laws affecting FDI in different sectors of the Nigerian economy.

The Legal Framework for the Protection of Foreign Direct Investment in Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
pp. 741-762
Author(s):  
Won L. Kidane
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
International Investment ◽  
International Investment Law ◽  
Domestic Legislation ◽  
Investment Law ◽  
Enforcement Mechanisms ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Historically, Ethiopia’s near-perpetual independent existence has uniquely permitted latitude to shape policy and legal frameworks for the admission, protection, and management of foreign direct investment (FDI). The contemporary legal framework is a product of many external influences. International investment law principles have been part of Ethiopia’s investment law since 1903, when Ethiopia signed the Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the United States. This treaty contained some modern notions of international. Following military rule (1974–91), during which all domestic and international principles of fairness and equity were abrogated, Ethiopia attempted to build a new legal framework for the ordering of FDI. The existing framework is composed of evolving domestic legislation and an increasing number of international bilateral and regional investment treaties. This corpus of law is also equipped with institutional enforcement mechanisms. This chapter provides an overview and critique of existing rules and institutions.

scholarly journals Foreign Direct Investment Strategy in International Marketing: The Case of Turkey

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Ercilasun ◽  
Ayşen Akyüz ◽  
Ayşe Saime Döner
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Financial Stability ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Foreign Direct Investments ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Investment Law ◽  
Year 2000

In recent years the role of foreign direct investments (FDIs) in economic development became very important for emerging economies. Thus, the competition to attract FDIs intensified. Turkey, being an emerging economy, needs to apply correct strategies to attract FDIs. This paper will consider competitive environment for FDIs around the world and evaluates steps taken by Turkey since the year 2000. In doing so, changing rules and regulations will be evaluated. After the experience of 2001 economic crisis, in 2003, Turkey passed Foreign Direct Investment Law and taken other actions to stimulate FDI’s coming to the country. Changes in economic environment, political situation, legal framework and financial stability play roles in bringing inflow of FDIs. This paper will focus on the case of Turkey and will provide policy recommendations to increase the competitiveness in attracting FDIs.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF AGGREGATE INSTITUTIONAL QUALITY ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN NIGERIA: EVIDENCE FROM NARDL

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Musa Sakanko ◽  
James Obilikwu ◽  
Joseph David
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Government

The vital role of foreign direct investment has been widely studied and documented in the economic literature; however, the argument remains largely on identifying the main determinants of FDI to developing countries. It is on this note, the quantitative research method was adopted to investigates the asymmetric relationship between aggregate institutional quality and foreign direct investment in Nigeria using the Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributive Lag (NARDL) model on quarterly time-series data from 1999 Q1 – 2019 Q4. The bounds test obtains revealed that long-run co-integrating relationship exist among the variables. The NARDL result shows that both in the short-run and long-run aggregate institutional quality have asymmetric and a statistically significant effect on foreign direct investment. The study recommends that the government should establish or strengthen the quality of institutional indicators and legal framework to assure confidence in the system to motivate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow.

scholarly journals PROMOTING INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPING PRODUCTION IN ECUADOR.

2019 ◽  
pp. 151-156
Author(s):  
James Eduard Keeble
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legislative Review

This legislative review presents a summary of the Ley Orgánica para el Fomento Productivo, Atracción de Inversiones, Generación de Empleo y Estabilidad y Equilibrio Fiscal (the “Law to Foster Production”) published in “Registro Oficial Suplemento” No. 309 of August 21, 2018 that provides certain tax and other incentives. The rationale behind the law is to amend the legal framework to foster an increase production, attract foreign direct investment and stimulate job creation.Among the benefits introduced by the Law to Foster Production, is the remission of 100% interest, fines and other charges stemming from overdue obligations to IRS, Social Security, customs, basic utilities by State-owned enterprises and other State entities. There is a 90-day term given to all debtors to pay principal from the overdue obligations and be exempt from interest, fines and other surcharges. In some cases, the debtor may request to pay principal in installments (up to three years).

No Green without More Green: The Importance of Protecting FDI through International Investment Law to Meet the Climate Change Challenge

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-39
Author(s):  
Sarah Z. Vasani ◽  
Nathalie Allen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
International Investment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
International Investment Law ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Private Investors ◽  
Investment Treaty Arbitration

The growing climate change crisis requires significant development in and implementation of sustainable and renewable energies. To bring about that development, greater foreign direct investment is needed. Investment treaty arbitration contributes to encouraging greater levels of foreign direct investment, including in the context of investment in climate-friendly energies, by giving foreign private investors that knowledge that they can have recourse to a neutral dispute forum, which can, in turn, help shape regulatory frameworks, resulting in attractive investment conditions for foreign private investors. In this article, the authors argue that the European Union’s forward thinking regulatory approach has been pivotal to the progression of a legal framework encouraging cleaner energy and more environmentally-friendly technology. Whilst enormous benefits have been derived from this approach, the authors argue that the European Union is at risk of overstepping the mark and of deterring, as opposed to encouraging, the necessary foreign direct investment, through, in part, its much publicised aversion to investment treaty arbitration.

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