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09 Sep 2024
Compensation and Damages in Investor-State Dispute Settlement Proceedings
01 Aug 2020
IPA Observer: How are investment promotion agencies reacting to the pandemic and what changes will stay?
WIF review test
Investment Dispute Settlement Navigator: full ISDS data release as of 31/07/2019 (in excel format)
Twenty-second UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures
Global Investment Trend Monitor No. 32
Division on Investment and Enterprise: Results and Impact Report 2019
Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018: Selected IIA Reform Issues
Supplementary Material to Review of ISDS Decisions in 2018: Selected IIA Reform Issues
Twenty-first UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures
World Investment Report 2019 - Special Economic Zones
Taking Stock of IIA Reform: Recent Developments
Fact Sheet on Investor–State Dispute Settlement Cases in 2018
DIAE Publications Bibliographic Index (2000–2018)
Reforming Investment Dispute Settlement: A Stocktaking
Investment Policy Monitor No. 21
Fact Sheet on Intra-European Union Investor-State Arbitration Cases
Investment Policy Monitor No. 20
Twentieth Report on G20 Investment Measures
UNCTAD's Reform Package for the International Investment Regime (2018 edition)
Investment Policy Review of Lebanon
Investment Policy Review Implementation Report: Lessons Learned
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Nigeria
Investment Policy Review of Cabo Verde
Nineteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Review of Developments in 2017
World Investment Report 2018 - Investment and New Industrial Policies
IIA Issues Note: Recent Developments in the International Investment Regime
Investment Policy Monitor No. 19
Report on the implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Mauritius
UNCTAD's Reform Package for the International Investment Regime (2017 edition)
Investment Policy Monitor No. 18
IIA Issues Note: Improving Investment Dispute Settlement: UNCTAD's Policy Tools
Eighteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Special Update on Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Facts and Figures
Investment Policy Review of The Gambia
Investment Policy Review of South-East Europe
Investment and Digital Economy: transformation and policy implications
Investment Facilitation: Scene-setting on investment facilitation
Seventeenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
World Investment Report 2017 - Investment and the Digital Economy
IIA Issues Note: Phase 2 of IIA Reform
Investment Facilitation: A Review of Policy Practices
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Review of Developments in 2016
IPM Special Issue: Promoting investment in the digital economy
Investment Policy Monitor No. 17
Report on the implementation of the Investment Policy Review of the Dominican Republic
Report on the implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Benin
Report on the implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Botswana
Investment Laws: A Widespread Tool for the Promotion and Regulation of Foreign Investment
Sixteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 16
UNCTAD Global Action Menu for Investment Facilitation
ASEAN Investment Report 2016: Foreign Direct Investment and MSME Linkages
Fifteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
World Investment Report 2016 - Investor Nationality: Policy Challenges
Investor-State Dispute Settlement: Review of Developments in 2015
Investment Policy Monitor No. 15
IIA Issues Note: Taking Stock of IIA Reform
Investment Policy Review of Tajikistan
Report on the implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Morocco
L’examen de la politique d’investissement de la République de Madagascar
Investment Policy Review of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Fourteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 14
Investment Policy Review of Kyrgyzstan
UNCTAD Investment Policy Framework for Sustainable Development
Treaty-based ISDS Cases Brought Under Dutch IIAs: an Overview
Policy Options for IIA Reform: Treaty Examples and Data
World Investment Report 2015 - Reforming International Investment Governance
Thirteenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Latest Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Investment Policy Review of the Republic of Congo
Investment Policy Review of Sudan
IIA Issues Note - Recent Trends in IIAs and ISDS
Investment Policy Monitor No. 13
Twelfth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Zambia
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Colombia
Pink Series Sequel: Investor-State Dispute Settlement
IIA Issues Note - Reform of the IIA Regime: Four Paths of Action and a Way Forward
World Investment Report 2014 - Investing in the SDGs: an Action Plan
IIA Issues Note - Investor-State Dispute Settlement: an Information Note on the United States and the European Union
Eleventh Report on G20 Investment Measures
IIA Issues Note: Recent Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Investment Policy Monitor No. 12
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Lesotho
Tenth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Review of Mongolia
Investment Policy Review of the Republic of Moldova
Investment Policy Review of Bangladesh
Investment Policy Monitor No. 11
IIA Issues Note: Towards a New Generation of International Investment Policies
World Investment Report 2013 - Global Value Chains: Investment and Trade for Development
IIA Issues Note: International Investment Policymaking in Transition
Investment Policy Monitor No. 10
Ninth Report on G20 Investment Measures
IIA Issues Note: The Rise of Regionalism in International Investment Policymaking
IIA Issues Note: Reform of Investor-State Dispute Settlement: in Search of a Roadmap
Investment Policy Review of Djibouti
Investment Policy Monitor No. 9
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Kenya
Pink Series Sequel: Transparency
International Investment Agreements Negotiators Handbook: APEC/UNCTAD MODULES
Investment Policy Monitor No. 8
Eighth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Review of Mozambique
World Investment Report 2012 - Towards a New Generation of Investment Policies
Seventh Report on G20 Investment Measures
IIA Issues Note: Latest Developments in Investor-State Dispute Settlement
Investment Policy Review of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Investment Policy Monitor No. 7
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Rwanda
IIA Issues Note: Interpretation of IIAs
Shaping Investment Policies Around the World
Pink Series Sequel: Expropriation
Sixth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 6
Yellow Series: ISDS - Prevention and Alternatives to Arbitration, Proceedings of Symposium held on 29 March 2010
IIA Issues Note: Sovereign Debt Restructuring and International Investment Agreements
Fifth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 5
Investment Policy Review of Guatemala
World Investment Report 2011 - Non-equity Modes of International Production and Development
Pink Series Sequel: Scope and Definition
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Uganda
Investment Policy Monitor No. 4
Pink Series Sequel: Most-favoured Nation Treatment
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Ethiopia
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of the United Republic of Tanzania
Pink Series Sequel: Fair and Equitable Treatment
IIA Issues Note: Denunciation of the ICSID convention and BITS
Fourth Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 3
Yellow Series: Investor–State Disputes: Prevention and Alternatives to Arbitration
World Investment Report 2010 - Investing in a Low-carbon Economy
Third Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Monitor No. 2
Second Report on G20 Investment Measures
Investment Policy Review of Burundi
Investment Policy Review of El Salvador
Investment Policy Monitor No. 1
Investment Policy Review of Sierra Leone
Investment Policy Review of Belarus
World Investment Report 2009 - Transnational Corporations, Agricultural Production and Development
First Report on G20 Investment Measures
Yellow Series: The Protection of National Security in IIAs
Investment Policy Review of Burkina Faso
Investment Policy Review of Mauritania
Investment Policy Review of Nigeria
Investment Policy Review of Dominican Republic
Investment Policy Review of Viet Nam
Yellow Series: International Investment Rule-making: Stocktaking, Challenges and the Way Forward
Yellow Series: The Role of IIAs in Attracting FDI to Developing Countries
World Investment Report 2008 - Transnational Corporations, and the Infrastructure Challenge
World Investment Report 2007 - Transnational Corp., Extractive Industries and Development
Investment Policy Review of Zambia
Investment Policy Review of Morocco
World Investment Report 2006 - FDI from Developing and Transition Economies
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Ghana
Investment Policy Review of Rwanda
Report on the Implementation of the Investment Policy Review of Egypt
Investment Policy Review of Colombia
World Investment Report 2005 - Transnational Corporations and the Internationalization of R&D
Investment Policy Review of Kenya
Investment Policy Review of Benin
World Investment Report 2004 - The Shift Towards Services
Investment Policy Review of Sri Lanka
Investment Policy Review of Lesotho
Investment Policy Review of Algeria
Investment Policy Review of Nepal
World Investment Report 2003 - FDI Policies for Development: National and International Perspectives
Investment Policy Review of Ghana
Investment Policy Review of Botswana
World Investment Report 2002 - Transnational Corporations and Export Competitiveness
Investment Policy Review of United Republic of Tanzania
Investment Policy Review of Ethiopia
World Investment Report 2001 - Promoting Linkages
Investment Policy Review of Ecuador
Investment Policy Review of Mauritius
World Investment Report 2000 - Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions and Development
Investment Policy Review of Peru
Investment Policy Review of Uganda
Investment Policy Review of Egypt
World Investment Report 1999 - Foreign Direct Investment and the Challenge of Development
Investment Policy Review of Uzbekistan
World Investment Report 1998 - Trends and Determinants
World Investment Report 1997 - Transnational Corporations, Market Structure and Competition Policy
World Investment Report 1996 - Investment, Trade and International Policy Agreements
World Investment Report 1995 - Transnational Corporations and Competitiveness
World Investment Report 1994 - Transnational Corporations, Employment and the Workplace
World Investment Report 1993 - Transnational Corporations and Integrated International Production
World Investment Report 1992 - Transnational Corporations as Engines of Growth
World Investment Report 1991 - The Triad In Foreign Direct Investment