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Foreign Investment

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Australia

AusTrade.com
Includes information for importers and exporters, trade event information, news and more.

Foreign Investment Review Board
Includes contact details, information about the FIRB, policy and publications, applications and compliance information.

Foreign Investment Review - Policy Documents
At the Foreign Investment Review Board's web site

Summary of Australia's Foreign Investment Policy
Appendix A to the Foreign Investment Review Board's Annual Report 2002-2003.

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth)

Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulations 1989 (Cth)


China

Business-China.com
Guide to Investment in China.  Includes sections on: Forms of Investment; Procedures for Establishing Enterprises with foreign Investment; Procedures for Establishing in China Resident Representative Offices by Foreign Enterprises; Provisions Concerning Taxes and Policies for Encouraging Foreign Investment.

Berkun, Sandra, Foreign Direct Investment in China, May 2001

ChinaFDI website

Xiamen Investment Guide website


New Zealand

New Zealand Overseas Investment Office
Replaces the Overseas Investment Commission (2005). Includes News, Publications, FAQ and more. 


International legal framework for foreign investment

International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes
About the ICSID, ICSID basic documents, additional facility, list of contracting states, ICSID cases, ICSID publications, Bilateral investment treaties, news from the ICSID and contact information.

International Investment Agreements - Issues Papers
UNCTAD issues papers relating to international investment - categorised into various subject areas.

Australian Investment Treaties

CARICOM Secretariat

ASEAN Secretariat

The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises 2000

The OECD MAI Mandate

Witherell, William H. 'An Agreement on Investment' (1996) 202 The OECD Observer 6

OECD MAI Negotiating text and commentary

Australian National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures (TRIMS)