30-avril-2008
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Ce glossaire fait parti de la 4ième Édition de la Définition de référence de l'OCDE de l’investissement direct international et a vocation à aider à la fois les responsables de l’élaboration des données et les utilisateurs des statistiques sur l’investissement direct.
9-avril-2008
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Ce rapport par le Comité de l’investissement de l’OCDE a été établi à la suite de la demande formulée à l’automne dernier par les ministres des Finances des pays du G-7 et d’autres pays de l’OCDE qui souhaitaient que l’Organisation formule des conseils sur la politique des pays d’accueil face aux investissements réalisés par ces fonds. L’OCDE a répondu à cette demande dans le cadre d’un projet en cours sur la Liberté d’investissement
4-April-2008
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This paper surveys the societal dimension of 296 international investment agreements (IIAs) signed by the 30 member countries and of by the 9 non-member countries that participate formally in OECD investment work.
4-April-2008
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The definition of investor and investment is key to the scope of application of rights and obligations of investment agreements and to the establishment of the jurisdiction of investment treaty-based arbitral tribunals. This factual survey of state practice and jurisprudence aims to clarify the requirements to be met by individuals and corporations in order to be entitled to the treatment and protection provided for under investment
4-April-2008
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Umbrella clauses have become a regular feature of international investment agreements and have been included to provide additional protection to investors by covering the contractual obligations in investment agreements between host countries and foreign investors. The meaning of the umbrella clauses is one of the most controversial issues with which international arbitral tribunals have been recently confronted with while
3-April-2008
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This report analyses the interactions between the investment and services chapters of 20 regional trade agreements. It classifies agreements into two broad categories of NAFTA-inspired and GATS inspired agreements and identifies four major types of interaction between the investment and trade in services chapters. The report then looks at the implications of the services/investment interface for levels of investment protection and
27-March-2008
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Organised in Paris on 27-28 March 2008, this event focused on best practice in promoting investment for development. The relationship between investment and development was a key theme during the 2007 G-8 Summit, which called upon “UNCTAD and the OECD to jointly engage industrialised countries, emerging economies and developing countries in the development of best practices for creating an institutional environment conducive to
27-March-2008
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In his remarks, Mr Gurría spoke of the work undertaken by the OECD and UNCTAD with developing countries aiming to define a shared understanding of healthy investment climates. The Secretary-General underlined that investment expands the economy’s productive capacity, drives job creation and economic growth, promotes innovation and trade, and ensures essential infrastructure.
26-mars-2008
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Ce rapport a été publié suite à la 7ème table ronde de l’OCDE sur la liberté d’investissement, la sécurité nationale et les secteurs « stratégiques » qui s'est tenue le 26 mars 2008 à Paris. Depuis début 2006, l'OCDE offre un espace de réflexion sur la manière dont les pouvoirs publics peuvent concilier leur devoir de sauvegarder les intérêts essentiels de sécurité des citoyens avec la nécessité de préserver et de renforcer
17-March-2008
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International investment agreements set ground rules for how host governments treat foreign investors. This publication includes the definition of investor and investment; the interpretation of umbrella clauses in investment agreements; coverage of environmental, labour and anti-corruption issues; and the interaction between investment and services chapters in selected regional trade agreements.