FDI Protectionism Is on the Rise

Over the past two decades or so, countries have liberalized their FDI regulatory frameworks and have put in place an international investment law regime that provides various protections for international investors. In the past few years, however,...

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Main Author:	Sauvant, Karl P.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ADVERSE EFFECT AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS ARBITRAL AWARDS ARBITRAL DECISIONS ARBITRATION ARBITRATIONS AVAILABILITY OF CREDIT BARRIERS TO INVESTMENT BILATERAL INVESTMENT BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATIES BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY BUSINESS APPLICATIONS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS SCHOOL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CONFIDENTIALITY CONTRIBUTION CONVERGENCE CREDIT INFORMATION CREDIT INFORMATION SYSTEMS CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISM DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES DOMESTIC INSTITUTIONS DOMESTIC INVESTORS DOUBLE TAXATION ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC SECURITY EMERGING MARKETS FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FOREIGN AFFILIATES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTORS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS FOREIGN MARKETS FOREIGN TRADE FOREIGN TRANSACTIONS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS GLOBAL TRADE HARMONIZATION HOME COUNTRY HOST COUNTRIES HOST COUNTRY INDUSTRIAL ASSETS INSTRUMENT INSURANCE INTANGIBLE INTANGIBLE ASSETS INTERGOVERNMENTAL APPROACH INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS INTERNATIONAL LAW INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INVENTORY INVESTING INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT DISPUTES INVESTMENT FLOWS INVESTMENT FUND INVESTMENT MEASURES INVESTMENT POLICIES INVESTMENT POLICY INVESTMENT PROMOTION INVESTMENT REGIME INVESTMENT REGULATIONS INVESTOR-STATE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT JURISDICTION LEGAL FRAMEWORKS LEGAL RECOURSE LIBERALIZATION LOCAL FIRMS MEMBER COUNTRIES MONOPOLY MULTILATERAL FRAMEWORK MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL POLICIES NATIONAL SECURITY NATURAL RESOURCE OPEN COUNTRIES OPEN ECONOMIES OPEN INVESTMENT POLICY RESPONSES POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS PRODUCTION NETWORKS PROTECTION OF INVESTORS PROTECTIONS PROVISION OF CREDIT PUBLIC AUTHORITIES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SAFETY PUBLIC SECURITY RECESSION REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGULATORY REGIME RESPONSIBILITIES SALES SECURITIES SECURITY CONCERNS SECURITY INTEREST SECURITY INTERESTS SENIOR SETTLEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STATEMENT TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS TERRORISM TRADING TRADING SYSTEM TRANSACTION TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT SERVICES TREASURY TREATIES TREATY VALUABLE WORLD ECONOMY WORLD EXPORTS WORLD INVESTMENT WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT WORLD TRADE
Online Access:	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090914084924 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4244

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Summary:	Over the past two decades or so, countries have liberalized their FDI regulatory frameworks and have put in place an international investment law regime that provides various protections for international investors. In the past few years, however, there are signs that countries are reevaluating their approach toward such investment. As a result, FDI protectionism is on the rise, with screening of inward M&As becoming more frequent. Typically, this is being done under the guise of "national interest" or similar concepts, often linked to strategic sectors and national champions. While the international investment law regime faces a challenge to find the right balance between the rights and responsibilities of governments and investors, care needs to be taken that the rise of FDI protectionism does not endanger a rules-based approach to FDI. An independent FDI Protectionism Observatory to monitor new protectionist measures and name and shame countries that take them is therefore needed.

FDI Protectionism Is on the Rise

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