Economic Law and Policy

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Touring Agricultural Investment Projects

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Our experts focus on areas of economic policy-making essential to sustainable development, including investment, trade, public procurement, infrastructure financing, and sustainability standards.

Our sector-specific work focuses on agriculture and mining in developing countries, given the urgency of the reforms needed and the impact on sustainable development.

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Report

Report

Global Market Report: Tea

Global demand for tea is growing despite sustainability challenges.
Newsletter

Newsletter

Investment Treaty News (ITN), Volume 10, Issue 5, December 2019

Investment Treaty News (ITN) is IISD’s flagship journal on international investment law and policy.
Report

Report

Global Economic Governance Through the Lens of Inequality and Sustainable Development: Meeting Report

This meeting report was developed following a one-day workshop held in Geneva, Switzerland, on September 13, 2019, on the subjects of global economic governance, income inequality and sustainable development.
Commentary

Commentary

El África de los recursos naturales

La abundancia en minerales, tanto los tradicionales como los que necesitan las nuevas tecnologías, son una fuente impresionante de riqueza que ha revertido en unos pocos. Las potencias extranjeras se posicionan para asegurarse el suministro, pero un África unida debería imponer sus reglas para acabar con la pobreza de sus sociedades.
Blog

Blog

Deep Dive Into Fisheries Subsidies, Part 1: Senegal and the suffering sardinella

Overfishing has reached alarming proportions in West Africa, affecting the local economy, culture and people's daily lives. How can a WTO agreement on fisheries subsidies help?
Commentary

Commentary

Can Responsible Contracts Help Improve Farmer Incomes and Productivity?

This commentary explores some of the issues raised by rice farmers from the Philippines and Kyrgyzstan; coffee farmers from Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) and Vietnam; and sugarcane and fruit growers from Cambodia during a workshop held in late October 2019.
Report

Report

Global Market Report: Cocoa

Western Europe and developing economies in Asia are driving demand for cocoa but farm risks may affect supply in the long-term
Blog

Blog

Modernizing the Energy Charter Treaty: A make-or-break moment for sustainable, climate-friendly energy policy

The stated goal of the Energy Charter Treaty is to foster cooperation in the energy sector, but it's creating more problems than it's solving.