2024 Investment Policy Forum

The 16th edition of the Investment Policy Forum (IPF) was hosted by the Government of the Philippines and took place in Manila from October 16 to 18, 2024. Investment policy-makers and negotiators from developing countries—spanning Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean—discussed, strategized, and shared experiences to advance our shared vision of fair and sustainable international investment governance.

The Investment Policy Forum (IPF), organized by IISD, is the world's only platform exclusively for investment policy-makers from developing countries. This flagship IISD event leads the way on sustainable investment reform from the bottom up, driven by our global community of investment policy-makers from developing countries.

At the 16th edition, the participants developed the Investment Policy Forum Manila Tool Kit, a tool to help policy-makers map out and navigate international commitments that intersect with their investment policies. This follows the Investment Policy Forum Panama Tool Kit, developed at the 2023 IPF, an instrument to enhance the coordination between countries' domestic institutions involved in investment policy-making.

In total, 84 participants representing 35 developing country governments and 10 regional and international organizations attended the event in person. Across the 3 days, the 2024 IPF consisted of 13 individual sessions, including panels, workshops (breakout sessions), briefings, and keynote addresses.