What now for the plurilateral WTO Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement?
UPDATE (FEB 29): THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE STATEMENT REPRODUCED BELOW IS FROM INDIA ALONE (WITHOUT SOUTH AFRICA).| tradetakes.substack.com
UPDATE (FEB 29): THE OFFICIAL VERSION OF THE STATEMENT REPRODUCED BELOW IS FROM INDIA ALONE (WITHOUT SOUTH AFRICA).| tradetakes.substack.com
At the WTO’s 13th Ministerial Conference, India and South Africa objected to the incorporation of the plurilateral Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA) into Annex 4 of the WTO Agreement. Given that Article X.9 of the WTO Agreement requires “| tradenotes.substack.com
Peter Ungphakorn has reported a small bit of good news in the world of WTO plurilaterals - with South Africa withdrawing its objections to 54 WTO Members implementing the Services Domestic Regulation Joint Initiative (Services DR JI).| tradenotes.substack.com
