11th Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators
The Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators is where developing country officials shape investment policy for sustainable development. It was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 7–9, 2018.
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For more than a decade, negotiators from developing countries have gathered to share experiences and discuss ways to design better deals and avoid crippling arbitrations.
The goal of the Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators (Annual Forum) is to ensure that developing countries are able to attract responsible investment that advances sustainable development while safeguarding their legitimate policy space.
The 11th Annual Forum was held in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 7–9, 2018. It was co-hosted by the Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the South Centre.
The Annual Forum provides a unique platform for discussing current trends and perspectives aimed at ensuring that investment agreements support sustainable development goals. It gives participants an opportunity to share common experiences, discuss emerging issues, review recent legal developments, and network with colleagues from other developing countries, experts in the field and members of civil society.
The forum addressed two major trends that are changing the face of investment negotiations today:
- The growth of multilateral and regional negotiations
- The expansion of the scope of agreements to include a host of issues, such as trade and other economic dimensions, that had previously been negotiated separately
What do these trends mean for the role of developing countries in designing next-generation treaties? How do these questions relate to linking investment to sustainable development? How will these trends alter the structure of bilateral investment treaties? What is the most appropriate scope of agreements? Should negotiations be bilateral, regional or multilateral? Would it be more effective to negotiate separate agreements, or should trade and investment be chapters of the same deal? These are among the challenges addressed in Nairobi.
Registration was limited to delegates from developing country governments and regional organizations who are actively involved in investment negotiations or disputes. For more information please contact investmentlaw@iisd.org
For more information on the Annual Forum of Developing Country Investment Negotiators, please visit http://www.iisd.org/story/annual-forum-developing-country-investment-negotiators/ and view our video: http://www.iisd.org/library/annual-forum-developing-country-investment-negotiators
L'onzième Forum annuel des négociateurs d’investissement des pays en développement se tiendra à Nairobi, au Kenya, du 7 au 9 février 2018.
Cet évènement a été organisé par l’Institut international du développement durable (IISD) et le Centre Sud, et accueilli par l’Autorité kenyane de l’investissement (KenInvest).
Le Forum a abordé deux grandes tendances qui transforment les négociations relatives à l’investissement aujourd’hui :
- le développement des négociations multilatérales et régionales, et
- l’expansion de la portée des accords pour y inclure une foule d’enjeux tels que le commerce et d’autres dimensions économiques, qui étaient auparavant négociés séparément.
Que signifient ces tendances pour le rôle des pays en développement dans l’élaboration des traités de nouvelle génération ? En quoi ces questions concernent-elles l’établissement d’un lien entre l’investissement et le développement durable ? Comment ces tendances vont-elles modifier la structure des traités bilatéraux d’investissement ? Quel est le champ d’application le plus approprié pour ces accords ? Les négociations devraient-elles être bilatérales, régionales ou multilatérales ? Serait-il plus efficace de négocier des accords séparés, ou est-ce que le commerce et l’investissement devraient être des chapitres d’un même accord ? Voilà quelques-uns des défis qui ont été abordés à Nairobi.
Al 11º Foro Anual de Negociadores de Inversión de Países en Desarrollo se celebró en Nairobi, Kenia, del 7 al 9 de fevrero de 2018.
El Foro estará fue organizado por el Instituto Internacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IISD), el Centro del Sur y el Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest).
En el Foro, se abordaron dos importantes tendencias que están cambiando el modo de negociar las inversiones en la actualidad:
- el crecimiento de las negociaciones multilaterales y regionales,
- y la ampliación del alcance de los acuerdos para incluir un conjunto de cuestiones, como el comercio y otras dimensiones económicas, que antes se negociaban por separado.
¿Cómo repercuten estas tendencias en el papel que cumplen los países en desarrollo en la creación de los tratados de la próxima generación? ¿Cómo se relacionan estas cuestiones con la vinculación entre las inversiones y el desarrollo sostenible? ¿Cómo estas tendencias alterarán la estructura de los tratados bilaterales de inversión? ¿Cuál es el alcance más apropiado de los acuerdos? ¿Las negociaciones deberían ser bilaterales, regionales o multilaterales? ¿Sería más eficaz negociar los acuerdos por separado o negociar comercio e inversiones como capítulos en un mismo acuerdo? Estas preguntas se encuentran entre los desafíos que se tratarán en Nairobi.
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