LEGAL GUIDE PROTECTION TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT

A few slides to introduce international investment law, with specific focus on the EU investment policy.

This document provides an overview of the legal protections for foreign investment in Colombia. It notes that the Colombian constitution grants equal treatment to foreign and domestic investment. Colombia has also ratified many international investment agreements and double taxation agreements to protect foreign investors and ensure fair treatment. The key principles of Colombia's foreign investment regime are equal treatment, universality, automaticity, and stability. The document provides details on the content and protections typically found in Colombia's international investment agreements and double taxation agreements.

This document provides an overview of the legal protections for foreign investment in Colombia. It notes that the Colombian constitution grants equal treatment to foreign and domestic investment. Colombia has also ratified numerous international investment agreements and double taxation agreements to protect foreign investors and ensure fair treatment. The key principles of Colombia's foreign investment regime are equal treatment, universality, automaticity, and stability. The document provides details on the content and protections typically included in Colombia's international investment agreements and double taxation agreements.

This document is a legal guide for doing business in Colombia that was prepared in March 2019. It provides an overview of Colombia's foreign exchange regime and regulations. The key points covered include: - Colombia has a flexible foreign exchange regime regulated by the Central Bank, with oversight from other agencies depending on the transaction type. - There is a foreign exchange market for transactions like foreign investment, imports/exports, loans, and derivatives, which must be reported to the Central Bank. Other transactions occur in the non-regulated free market. - Foreign investment includes direct investment like acquiring company shares/quotas and indirect investment like portfolio investments. Both entering and exiting investments must be registered. - The guide outlines the forms

This document provides an overview and introduction to doing business in Colombia, including protections for foreign investment. Some key points: 1. Colombia provides strong legal protections for foreign investment, including equal treatment under the constitution, protections in international investment agreements, and guarantees around expropriation and free transfers. 2. Foreign direct investment is permitted in all sectors with few exceptions and generally does not require prior authorization, only registration for statistical purposes. 3. Colombia has signed numerous trade agreements and double taxation agreements to reduce barriers and incentivize investment, ensuring access to over 1.5 billion consumers and preventing double taxation. 4. The introduction provides context on Colombia's economy and growth rates in recent decades as well as

This document provides an overview and introduction to doing business in Colombia. It summarizes key aspects of foreign investment protection and regulations in Colombia. Some of the main points covered include: 1) Colombia provides strong legal protections for foreign investment, including equal treatment under the law as local investments and prohibitions on expropriation without compensation. 2) The country has signed numerous international investment agreements and double taxation treaties to encourage foreign investment and reduce business costs. 3) Foreign investment is permitted in most sectors and does not require prior authorization in most cases. Investments must be registered for statistical purposes. 4) Protections include national treatment, most favored nation treatment, and guarantees around repatriating profits

This document provides an overview of investment law and policy for LLM students. It begins by defining investment and distinguishing between domestic and foreign investment. It notes that while there is no single definition, investment generally refers to the expenditure of assets to generate profits. The document then examines Ethiopia's investment proclamation and its definitions. It also discusses different theories of foreign direct investment, including the classical, dependency, and middle path theories. Finally, it analyzes sources of international investment law such as treaties, customs, and judicial decisions, with a focus on the growing importance of bilateral investment treaties.

This document provides an overview of foreign investment in the energy sectors of Bolivia and Ecuador. It discusses how both countries initially liberalized their economies and energy laws in the 1980s-1990s to attract foreign investment and partnerships in oil/gas projects. However, in the late 1990s/2000s, both experienced a rise in resource nationalism as left-wing governments sought greater state control over natural resources. This led to disputes between investors and the states and cases at ICSID. The document examines the cycle of resource nationalism and how international investment law aims to balance state sovereignty and investor protections.

This presentation by Brendan Berne was made at the session on "Investment policy reform and regional integration" during the 2nd ASEAN-OECD Investment Policy Conference held on 10-11 December 2014. Find out more at: http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/investment-policy/2014-asean-oecd-investment-policy-conference.htm