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Rethinking the relevance of customary international law to issues of nationality in investment treaty arbitration / Javier García Olmedo -- Investment claims and annexation of territory : where general international law and investment law collide / Sebastian Wuschka -- General exception clauses in international investment agreements: a case for systemic integration? / Tobias Ackermann -- International norms, a defense in investment treaty arbitration? / Dafina Atanasova -- Towards a new regulatory paradigm under recent fta investment chapters? / Elsa Sardinha -- Let's get it right : a comparative law approach as a technique for solving conflicts between EU law and investment arbitration / Blerina Xheraj -- The energy charter treaty and European Union law : mutually supportive instruments for economic cooperation or schizophrenia in the "acquis" / Cees Verburg -- The structural need for intra-EU bit protection / Emily Sipiorski -- Is one permanent instance enough? : a comparison between the WTO appellate body and the proposed investment court system / Marcus Weiler -- The appropriate use of bifurcation as a means for increasing efficiency in investment arbitration / Jola Gjuzi -- Effective management of mass claims arbitration : what could be learnt from international tribunals? / Katarzyna Szczudlik -- The impact of the economic and political situation prevailing in the host state on compensation under international investment law / Sven Lange -- The impact of third party funding on an ICSID tribunal's decision on security for costs / Alexander Hoffmann -- Rationalising costs in international arbitration : a tall order? / speech by Neil Kaplan QC CBE SBS

Chinese International Investments provides authoritative academic and professional insights into Chinese international investments in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. It offers a wide range of up-to-date academic insights and findings, which are rounded off with lessons to be learnt from historical developments (success and failure stories), an evaluation of current trends and the motives and modes of entries used by Chinese companies. Contributions on outward foreign direct investments from China in different regions of the world, specific industry and case studies and theoretical contributions highlight the need for such additional research in this emergent area of international business.

This work reports studies of a growing Uzbekistan economy and vibrant investment opportunities associated with the business climate on the ground. An analysis of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in selected areas of the economy have been discussed. Uzbekistan is ranked 69 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The economy, 4th largest among the CIS countries and 85th in the world in 2017 (measured by GDP in real terms - US$47, 88 billion), is dominated mainly by the state enterprises. The Gross domestic product (GDP) ranged around US$48.72 billion (2017) with the real growth rate at 5-7% annually. GDP per capita was US$1,504.23 at current prices during the same time (and US$6930 based on PPP) The study discloses significant changes in legislation, by-laws, and Decrees of Uzbekistan, aimed at creation of the most favorable conditions for foreign investors. Vast changes in economic, political and social life attributes, keeps paving way for excellent opportunities and favorable conditions to develop business via foreign direct investment.

The inside story of the European Fund for Strategic Investments from 2015 to 2020 told through interviews with the Managing Director, Deputy Managing Director, members of the Investment Committee and final beneficiaries across Europe. The architects of this €500 billion-plus programme, the head of the EU bank and the president of the European Commission, describe the genesis of this financial pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe. Then the people who ran one of the biggest economic stimulus programmes in history detail how they did it—and what the lessons are for policymakers responding to new crises, including the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Fund for Strategic Investments has been one of the good news stories to emerge in a decade of economic uncertainty. It has gone well beyond its highly ambitious target of €500 billion in mobilised investments. The Juncker Plan has made a strong contribution to the 14 million jobs created in the EU between 2015 and 2020. It has become a success in co-financing projects that otherwise might not have been carried through. It has also charted the path towards new ways of financing. This is not only the case in relatively conventional areas, such as infrastructure, but also in sectors like research and innovation or the contribution to climate change mitigation. This is exactly what makes EFSI so ground-breaking: responding to the needs of the market through continuous financial innovation. The principle of the European Fund for Strategic Investments is here to stay. It has paved the way for its successor, the InvestEU programme, which is to be deployed under the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework. This publication details why the programme was such a success.

The second installment of the Fisher Investments On series is a comprehensive guide to the Materials sector. Fisher Investments on Materials can benefit both new and seasoned investors, covering everything from Materials sector basics to specific industry insights to practical investing tactics, including common pitfalls to avoid. The book will begin with a discussion of Fisher Investments' investing philosophy as it applies to the Materials sector. Then, readers will be lead through a discussion of sector basics, what drives the industries, and develop a framework for individual security ana.

The rapid and concurrent increase in both foreign investment and government efforts to attract foreign investment at the end of last century makes the question of causality between the two both interesting and challenging. I take up this question for the case of the nearly 2,500 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) that have been signed since 1980. Using data on bilateral investment outflows from OECD countries, I test whether BITs stimulate investment in twenty eight low- and middle-income countries. In contrast to previous studies that have found a strong effect from BIT participation, I explicitly model and empirically account for the endogeneity of BIT adoption. I also test for a signaling effect from BITs. I find that the initially strong correlation between BITs and investment flows is not robust controlling for selection into BIT participation. Furthermore, I find no evidence for the claim that BITs signal a safe investment climate. My results show the importance of accounting for the endogeneity of adoption when assessing the benefits of investment liberalization policies.