South-south Cooperation in International Investment Arrangements (Unctad Series Intl Investment Policies Development)

At Head Of Title: United Nations Conference On Trade And Development. Unctad/ite/iit/2005/3 --p. Iii. United Nations Publication. Sales No. E.05.ii.d.26--p. Iii. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 49-50). TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 10 PREFACE......Page 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY......Page 14 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 A. Bilateral investment treaties......Page 18 B. Double taxation treaties......Page 29 C. Preferential trade and investment agreements......Page 35 A. Bilateral investment treaties......Page 44 B. Double taxation treaties......Page 45 C. Preferential trade and investment agreements......Page 46 1. Objectives......Page 49 2. Structure......Page 50 3. Substantive provisions......Page 53 4. Implementation......Page 55 POLICY ISSUES......Page 60 REFERENCES......Page 62 ANNEX......Page 64 Selected UNCTAD publications on TNCs and FDI......Page 90 QUESTIONNAIRE......Page 108 During the past decade, the number of international investment agreements among developing countries has increased substantially, pointing to growing South-South cooperation. Developing countries are actively signing international investment agreements among each other as "tools" to encourage and facilitate investment flows among themselves and are one aspect of South-South cooperation that aims to achieve developmental goals.--Publisher's description The wave of South-South cooperation in investment can be observed - albeit with variations - in terms of the different types of IIAs, ranging from BITs and DTTs to PTIAs (in this volume PTIAs that contain a commitment to facilitate investment flows through liberalization, protection and/or promotion of foreign investment are counted as investment agreements (see definition of PTIAs in section C)). The number of international investment agreements (IIAs) among developing countries has increased significantly. This report examines emerging trends in South-South IIAs in terms of objectives and content, geographical coverage and related issues.