The number of BITs between developing countries rose dramatically from 36 in 1990 to 653 in November 2004, involving 114 developing countries.

A delegation noted that, under the UNCTAD least developed countries (LDC) programme, Benin had signed a bilateral treaty for investment promotion and protection.

The Government would be following up on the implementation of the recommendations of the IPR, which related to modernizing the FDI entry regime, strengthening Board of Investment (BOI) core functions and reforming the tax regime on investment.

These countries are being denied a useful tool for attracting FDI, with recent evidence suggesting that signing a BIT by itself does not lead to increased inflows.

Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)

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Front loaded public investment could be funded through an enhanced European Investment Bank.

Second, investment in real estate development accounts for nearly one quarter of the total.

This agency acts as a one stop shop and as the focal point for investment promotion activities.

Antarctic Treaty

It was also reported that UNCTAD had carried out an assessment of the investment promotion capacity of the national investment promotion agency (Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement).

58 30. African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba)

56 17. African Nuclear Weapon Free Zone Treaty (Treaty of Pelindaba)

We continue to regard the NPT as a deeply flawed and discriminatory treaty.

The Non Proliferation Treaty, with 188 States parties, is truly a global treaty.

Rather than securing investment for productive sectors of the economy, the financial industry has become adept at securing investment in itself.

Investment policies should extend to both domestic and foreign direct investment.

Mr. Darmawan Djajusman, Director of Investment Deregulation, Investment Coordinating Board, Indonesia

Amendments to the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco)

The investment policy reviews and investment guides produced by UNCTAD had been valuable in improving the investment policy environment in those countries.

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Stronger safety net programs might reduce the need for precautionary savings in the future, but such reforms cannot be accomplished overnight.

62 31. Treaty on the South East Asia Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (Bangkok Treaty)

It should not be perceived as a treaty for a few, but rather as a treaty for all.

In particular, the Thai Exim Bank and the Board of Investment have been providing facilities (e.g. information, outward investment missions) to help Thai firms venture abroad.

The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, or Budapest Treaty, is an international treaty signed in Budapest, Hungary, on April 28, 1977.

MOSCOW Russia and the United States have signed a new strategic nuclear arms reduction treaty (START).

Implementing the IPR recommendations could improve Benin's capacity to attract FDI and benefit from FDI by reforming the regulatory and institutional investment framework.

Following the conclusion of CTBT, the next logical step should be to negotiate an FMCT while bringing the CTBT into effect.

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