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Finanzierung der SDGs

Berlin, 05. October 2015

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have beeen adopted in New York at the end of September 2015, but implementing them requires finance – some USD 3.9 trillion in annual investment, according to United Nations estimates. However, the current level of public and private investment in the relevant areas stands at just around USD 1.4…

Investment Facilitation for Development

Theme Special: Investment Facilitation for Development, Investment Facilitation is a unique tool for developing countries to increase investment flows, boost economic growth and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

High-Level Regional Roundtable on the WTO Investment Facilitation for Development Negotiations

Online, 30. March 2021

The Roundtable is meant to offer a platform for strategic exchange on the dynamic policy discussions and negotiations on investment facilitation for development – taking place on various levels and international fora – among a select group of high-level policy makers, government officials, investment promotion and private sector…

Joint DIE/WTO researcher webinar on investment facilitation for development

Online, 18. October 2021

The aim of the webinar is to bring together researchers who study FDI and investment facilitation as well as experts in investment facilitation from all over the world. In the webinar new databases on affiliate sales, FDI, and investment facilitation will be presented as well as new empirical work and modelling on investment facilitation.…

Moving the G20’s investment agenda forward

Berger, Axel / Karl P. Sauvant / Silvia Karina Fiezzoni / Rodrigo Polanco / Matthew Stephenson / Akihiko Tamura / Pavel Trunin (2018)
External Publications

The political economy of Chinese investment treaties

Berger, Axel (2019)
External Publications

A European investment treaty with China: limited effect, but global significance

Berger, Axel (2013)
The Current Column, 07. October 2013

Concrete measures to facilitate sustainable FDI and CSR

Online, 12. May 2020

The workshop made an input into the negotiations of a framework on investment facilitation for development at the WTO. The workshop was open to all WTO delegates and government representatives from capitals. Another workshop on the development dimension of a multilateral framework on investment facilitation for development, scheduled for…

Friends or foes? Interactions between Indonesia’s international investment agreements and national investment law

Knörich, Jan / Axel Berger (2014)
Studies 82

To avoid costly and far-reaching lawsuits brought by foreign investors host countries have to ensure conformity between international investment agreement and national investment law. This Study analyses Indonesia's experience in managing these complex interactions.

China’s International investment agreement policy: from rule-taker to rule-maker?

Berger, Axel (2023)
External Publications

Moving the G20’s investment agenda forward

Berger, Axel / Karl P. Sauvant / Silvia Karina Fiezzoni / Rodrigo Polanco Lazo / Matthew Stephenson / Akihiko Tamura / Pavel Trunin (2018)
External Publications

Investment facilitation for development: a toolkit for policymakers

Berger, Axel / Karl Sauvant (2021)
External Publications

Cooperation between G20 and African states: delivering on African citizens’ demands

Gyimah-Boadi, Emmanuel / Michael Bratton / Julia Leininger (2017)
External Publications

Is foreign direct investment losing clout in development?

Berger, Axel / Alexandros Ragoussis (2022)
Briefing Paper 2/2022

This Briefing Paper calls for rethinking of policies that help to improve the impact of FDI to development. We argue that four secular trends invite for a conversation on a renewed basis around the kind of foreign investment we want and expectations on this source of finance for development.

The EU-China investment agreement negotiations: rationale, motivations, and contentious issues

Berger, Axel (2020)
External Publications

Recognising the signs of the times: investment protection in the 21st century

Berger, Axel (2012)
The Current Column, 22. October 2012

Investment Facilitation for Development: How Asian and Pacific Economies Will Benefit

Online, 19. May 2022

This high-level event is meant to offer a platform for a strategic exchange on the negotiations on an Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), launched in September 2020 after over two years of preparatory discussions. The negotiations bring together over 110 WTO Members at all levels…

Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development

Berlin, 19. March 2019

International discussions on investment facilitation have been very dynamic in previous years. The concept of investment facilitation covers a wide range of areas, with the ultimate focus on promoting foreign investment that flows efficiently and to the greatest benefit of host countries. International discussions on this concept have…

Trust and R&D investments: evidence from OECD countries

Ndubuisi, Gideon (2020)
External Publications

Hesitant embrace: China’s recent approach to international investment rule-making

Berger, Axel (2015)
External Publications