Participants of the regular SEEIC-CEFTA Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Investments (WGI), the RCC co-organizing with the World Bank, will discuss the Western Balkans Six (WB6) Multi-Action Plan for Investments in the area of policy reform.

The meeting will also hear about the newly defined role of the WGI in accordance with the RCC’s Multi-Action Plan (MAP) for the Regional Economic Area (REA), endorsed by the WB leaders at the Trieste Western Balkan Summit this year.

As the Meting on the Joint WGI is taking place back to back with the Workshop on Investor State Dispute Settlement, participants will hear about the ongoing activities in the area of International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and Investor-State Dispute Settlements (ISDS), which are one of the main components of the investment policy.

The event also is to gather the representatives of the Chamber Investment Forum (CIF) of WB6 to discuss the role of the private sector in implementation and monitoring of WB6 MAP in terms of investment policy and promotion.

Working Group on Investments gathers delegates from relevant ministries coming from the South East European (SEE) Governments committed to SEE 2020 Strategy. The Group provides a valuable forum for regional dialogue for harmonisation of investment policies and for development of joint promotional efforts.