The 7th meeting of the FDI Network will bring together policymakers from the region to share knowledge and experiences on policy, promotion and facilitation of FDI for sustainable development. Discussions would include, among others:
•implications for investment policy in digital economy
•introduction of the ESCAP FDI policy and promotion handbook.
•investment provisions in regional integration agreements and frameworks
•international investment agreements and technology transfer
•investment-state dispute settlement prevention and management
•recent trends and developments in FDI and national legal frameworks and policies
•the role of image building in attracting sustainable FDI
•promoting regional cooperation mechanisms for harmonized investment regimes for sustainable development
The Handbook on policies, promotion and facilitation of FDI for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific, developed and published by ESCAP, will be also introduced.
Participants include designated FDI focal points, government officials and other policymakers, private sector representatives and researchers.
This event is being organized as part of the Fifth Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Week, 30 October-3 November, 2017.
For more details see: http://www.unescap.org/events/fifth-asia-pacific-trade-and-investment-week
Additional Documents
- FDI Network Meeting 2017-Final Report
- Myanmar: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Armenia: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Azerbaijan: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Vietnam1: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Bangladesh: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Sri Lanka: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Nepal: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Bhutan: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Armenia2: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Vietnam2: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
- Lao PDR: Changes and developments in investment policy and regulatory framework (2016-2017)
Presentations
- Day1: ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement-Ms. Madelyn Joy Almazora
- Day1: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement (RCEP)-Dr. Julien Chaisse
- Day1: Belt and Road initiative (BRI) and its implications for investment in the region-Dr. Manjiao Chi
- Day1: Regional integration efforts -Dr. Shintaro Hamanaka
- Day1: Sustainable development-oriented IIA reform - phase 2-Mr. Thomas van Giffen
- Day1: UNCITRAL Transparency Standards on ISDS-Mr. João Ribeiro-Bidaoui
- Day1: Typical Dispute Prevention Provisions in International Investment Agreements-Dr. Manjiao Chi
- Day1: Effective Management of Investment Disputes-Mr. Rahul Donde
- Day1: Trends and developments in FDI and national policies-Ms. Soo Hyun Kim
- Day2: Exploiting potential benefits of sustainable investment-Dr. Shintaro Hamanaka
- Day2: Supporting Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development-Ms. Aditi Sara Verghese
- Day2: Country Focus: evolving legal framework in Myanmar and implications for FDI-Mr. Aung Naing Oo
- Day2: Protection of intellectual property rights online – new developments in China and implications for FDI-Mr. Dennis Cai
- Day2: Huawei's experience in the digital economy-Mr. Simon Lacey
- Day2: Investing in the future of Asia through Artificial Intelligence-Mr. Michael Aumock
- Day2: Towards an investment policy framework for the digital age-Mr. Richard Bolwijn
- Day2: Country view on Enhancing sustainable investment in LDCs and LLDCs-Armenia
- Day2: Country view on Enhancing sustainable investment in LDCs and LLDCs-Bangladesh
- Day2: Country view on Enhancing sustainable investment in LDCs and LLDCs-Mongolia
- Day2: Country view on Enhancing sustainable investment in LDCs and LLDCs-Nepal
- Day2: Attracting sustainable FDI: improving the image of the location-Mr. Marc Proksch
