Essential Security Interests under International Investment Law

Under many international agreements, states have negotiated language which provides that even when states have entered into treaty commitments, such commitments do not prevent them from taking measures in order to protect their essential security interests. This article analyses the frequency and scope of these provisions in international investment agreements and instruments to which OECD members are party; the way customary

OECD’s FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index: Revision and Extension to More Economies and Sectors

This article provides revised measures of the OECD's FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for 29 OECD countries, and extends the approach to the ten non-member countries adhering to the OECD Declaration (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Estonia, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovenia) and four other major non-OECD countries (China, India, Russia and South Africa). The FDI restrictiveness index covers 9 sectors and 11

Examens de l'OCDE des politiques d'investissement : Égypte

En juillet 2007, l’Égypte est devenue le 40ème pays d’Afrique à adhérer à la Déclaration de l’OCDE sur l’investissement international et les entreprises multinationales. Les adhérents à la Déclaration s’engagent à accorder le traitement national aux investisseurs étrangers et à promouvoir une éthique internationale des entreprises. Avant d’être invitée à adhérer à la Déclaration, l’Égypte a fait l’objet d’un examen complet de ses

Réunion annuelle des points de contact nationaux, 2007 : Rapport du président

Ce document contient le Rapport par le président de la réunion annuelle des PCN qui s'est tenue les 19-20 juin 2007. Il dresse un état des mesures prises entre juin 2007 et juin 2008 par les gouvernements adhérents pour renforcer la contribution des Principes directeurs à un meilleur fonctionnement de l’économie mondiale.

The interaction between investment and services chapters in selected Regional Trade Agreements: Key findings

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

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L’Égypte signe la Déclaration de l’OCDE sur l’investissement international et les entreprises multinationales

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Report on Ship Financing

This report, prepared in 2007, examines in detail the impact of decreased capital markets activity in the shipbuilding sector.

Review on "Fostering SME and Entrepreneurship Development in the Tourism Sector in Bulgaria", Sofia, Bulgaria, 18-22 June 2007

A review of Bulgaria's SME & tourism sector by international tourism experts, offering specific policy recommendations. This review is useful in considering further development of Bulgaria's new national tourism strategy.

Enhancing the role of SMEs in Global Value Chains (GVCs)

Enhancing the Role of SMEs in Global Value Chains, addresses how globalisation of value chains and of large enterprises affects the role of SMEs as traditional partners, suppliers or distributors for larger firms and explores the benefits of SME participation in global value chains.

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G8 Summit Declaration on Freedom of Investment, Investment Environment and Social Responsibility

Freedom of Investment, Investment Environment, and Social Responsibility was one of the key themes at the annual summit of the Group of Eight leading industrialised nations (G8) which took place in Heiligendamm, Germany, from 6-8 June 2007. The G8 Summit Declaration called for continuation of the OECD Investment Committee's project on Freedom of Investment, National Security and "Strategic" Industries, additional non-member adherences