Hybrid Seminar on IIAs: MIFER Union Minister delivered the opening speech

The opening ceremony of the hybrid seminar, namely “Capacity Building on Reform Requirement of Implementing the New Trend of International Investment Agreements (IIAs)”, funded by the ASEAN-Japan Centre, was held by the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations at Grand Amara Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw on 9th March 2023.

At the seminar, Union Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations Dr. Kan Zaw delivered the opening speech. The seminar aims to raise awareness and insightful knowledge on developing trend and reforms of IIAs, to enhance technically the capacity of the officials from the investment-related agencies in the area of reform agenda in IIAs, and to apply practically the inputs throughout the capacity building program at their workplace.

The seminar will be held on 10th March 2023. At the seminar, Dr. San San Lwin, Professor of Law Department at the University of East Yangon, and Dr. Kabir Duggal, Senior International Arbitration Advisor at Arnold & Porter, discussed matters related to the New Trend of International Investment Agreements: Full Protection and Security, Public Policy Exceptions, Impact of Exclusion and Inclusion of Taxation Measures, the determinants of reducing investment disputes and strengthening matters on Right to Regulate, Definition of Investment and Investor, National Treatment, Most-Favoured Nation Treatment and Fair and Equitable Treatment to the participants.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was attended by Deputy Minister Dr. Wah Wah Maung, Permanent Secretaries, Directors General, high-ranking officials and officials from the relevant ministries, which was comprised of 130 participants in total.