The Role of Legal Frameworks in Attracting High Quality and Sustainable Investment
The Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and IISD, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), are organising a two-day training for governments officials and parliamentarians from the ECOWAS region.

The Parliament of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and IISD, together with the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), are organising a two-day training for governments officials and parliamentarians from the ECOWAS region.
The meeting will focus on the importance of strengthening and enhancing investment negotiating capacity and how to use and implement legal and policy tools to promote sustainable and responsible investment in agriculture within the ECOWAS region.
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