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[EN/FR] Training Workshop on Investment Treaties: Gabon / Atelier national de formation sur les traités d'investissement : Gabon

This training is designed for representatives from the Government of Gabon, specifically those who are involved in developing, negotiating or implementing investment treaties, as well as those that are engaged in investment promotion. 

July 22, 2019 8:00 pm - July 24, 2019 8:00 pm

Libreville, Gabon

This training is designed for representatives from the Government of Gabon, specifically those who are involved in developing, negotiating or implementing investment treaties, as well as those that are engaged in investment promotion.

The training is designed to reinforce negotiators' capacity of government officials as they negotiate these investment treaties. The training will focus on deepening officials’ understanding of such treaties, including their key components and current challenges. The training will also consider related developments in investment treaty negotiations that have been seen at the regional, continental and international levels.

Upon the completion of the training, participants will have deepened their understanding of the challenges in negotiating investment treaties and identified the most problematic provisions of these treaties. Participants will have also explored possible options and next steps that are appropriate for the Gabon context.


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Cette formation est destinée à des représentants du gouvernement du Gabon qui sont impliqués dans l’élaboration, la négociation ou la gestion des traités d’investissement ainsi que la promotion des investissements.

L’objectif direct de cet atelier national de formation est de renforcer les capacités techniques des cadres ivoirien en matière de négociation de traités d’investissement. Il s’agit de leur fournir des connaissances sur les fondements de ces traités, leurs principales dispositions, les enjeux actuels et les développements récents à l’échelle régionale, continentale et internationale   

Au terme de la formation, les participants auront eu la chance de mieux comprendre les enjeux actuels de la négociation des traités d’investissement, d’identifier les dispositions les plus problématiques dans ces accords, d'explorer les options possibles pour le Gabon et de lancer une discussion sur les prochaines étapes.

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Economies