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The Covid-19 pandemic caused global investment activities to fall – due to economic uncertainties, lockdowns, supply chain disruptions and postponement of investment by multinational enterprises.
The international merchandise trade in the Asia-Pacific region is seen to rebound strongly in 2021, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, after a dramatic year for the global economy, according to findings by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
After a dramatic year for the global economy, international merchandise trade in the Asia-Pacific region rebounded strongly in 2021, surpassing
Photo: archive ECLAC The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement launched in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are a new model of governance for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), since they stress cooperation between investors and host countries, in contrast to traditional agreements that put the emphasis on granting all sorts of rights to investors, without any obligations. The senior United Nations official was on...
05/06/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/06/2021 20:58 Negotiations in the Framework of the WTO are a New Model of Governance for Foreign Direct Investment: Alicia Bárcena The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, indicated today that the negotiations on an investment facilitation for development agreement launched in the framework of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are a new model of governance for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), since they stress cooperation between investors and host countries, ...