Source: Institute for Policy Studies

May, 2011

By Sarah Anderson

Government efforts to finance job creation and other public goods can clash with subsidies restrictions in trade agreements.

The .pdf file for the full report is available for free download here.

Summary:

In the wake of the global financial crisis, there is increased interest in the role that development banks and

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May, 2011

Comment by Gus Van Harten *

The discussion of investor-state dispute settlement in this OECD document reflects a positive step in the push for transparency and openness in investor-state arbitration. It is also noteworthy for its recognition that investor-state disputes often engage major issues of public policy.

The document is also positive for its mention of issues of integrity and competence in

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May, 2011

Peter Bakvis *

A new World Bank report on the shift to a multi-polar world economy observes that efforts to negotiate a multilateral framework for cross-border investment, which the Bank considers to be a “critical” need, have been “derailed” in the past. (Without mentioning it, the report implicitly refers to the attempt to negotiate a Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) under the

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Source: ECLAC

The Commission predicts that FDI will rise by between 15% and 25% in 2011 compared with 2010, but points out that the region should implement policies focused on innovation in order to better absorb the benefits of investment flows.

(4 May 2011) In 2010, Latin America and the Caribbean was the region with the strongest percentage increases as a recipient and source

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See: Vale Columbia Center