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| Author: | Voss, J. |
| Title: | The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency : status, mandate, concept, features, implications. |
| Journal: | Journal of World Trade Law
1987 : AUG, VOL. 21:4, p. 5-23 |
| Index terms: | FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REGULATIONS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The World Bank is presently sponsoring the creation of a new international development institution: the MIGA. Status and history of the agency is described. The economic background of the decision is summarized. The ten principles the MIGA is built on are listed. The types of risk determining the agency's guarantees operations are analyzed. The investment procedure is described in detail. Activities reaching beyond the provision of insurance coverage are presented. The institutional structure of the agency is described together with the financial and voting structure. The role of the MIGA in the World Bank Group is highlighted. |
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