International Business Law
...of trade and investment to world economic growth
Overview of trade and investment law
2. Trends in Trade and Investment………………………………………………
Volume of trade and investment in the last 5yrs in terms of growth
Contribution to global economy
FDI and Developing nations
3. Effects of Trade liberalization…………………………………………………
Discuss trade liberalization and legal principles
Discuss the legal, political and economic effects of Free
-Flow of goods and services
4. Foreign investment in the global economy……………………………………..
The global economy and foreign investment law
Impact of globalization on foreign investment law
5. Conclusions………………………………………………………………………
6. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………
7. References………………………………………………………………………
8. Appendices………………………………………………………………………
1. Introduction
Trade and investment are interconnected in real life and in policy. Trade is generally defined as the exchange of goods and services. In today’s globalized world, and especially among policy makers and academics, it is used to refer to the sale of goods and services across national borders (exporting and importing). Investment is broadly defined as devoting resources to an activity that is expected to generate future returns.
Trade and Investment Law:
The Sovereign States in the 19th century were the pioneers in laying down the principles of the International Investment Law, made in order to protect their own citizens from deals with foreign states, and the gradual changing led to the markets to sanction misconduct by deviant host states.
FDI or Foreign Direct Investment is simply the direct investment in physical assets to market and/or produce in a foreign country. Holding or acquiring a 10% or higher equity, joint ventures, licensing, Greenfield operations are all types of FI.
(Lecture Notes: Week 2 Foreign Investment...
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