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Dear Sir/Madam, It is my pleasure to inform you about a meeting on Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), which is being organized by UNCTAD's Division on Investment and Enterprise in January. The meeting will be held in Geneva from the 28th to the 30th of the month. Regional and inter-regional economic integration efforts constitute an important feature of today's economic landscape. These efforts can have implications for countries to attract and benefit from FDI, including through direct and indirect effects of trade and investment measures and market integration. The meeting will build on the trade and investment nexus and focus on the experience of long-established regional groups in order to shed light on the relationship between regional integration and FDI flows; and, additionally, what can be done to strengthen this relationship. In particular, experts will examine the role of regional integration as a determinant of FDI, as well as discuss the importance of economic and policy fundamentals in promoting investment for sustainable development and inclusive growth. The meeting will uniquely bring together experts and policymakers from developing and developed regional and inter-regional groups to discuss trends, developments and best practices in this regard. Further documentation related to this meeting is available at: http://unctad.org/en/Pages/MeetingDetails.aspx?meetingid=202 For further information, or if you may be able to participate, please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Hafiz Mirza, Chief, Investment Issues Section ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>, tel: +41 22 917 1420, fax: +41 22 917 0194) or Ms. Noelia Garcia Nebra, Economic Affairs Officer ([log in to unmask]< mailto:[log in to unmask]> tel: +41 22 917 5051, fax: +41 22 917 0194). Allow me to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy New Year. With best regards, James Zhan James X. Zhan Director Investment and Enterprise Division United Nations Conference on Trade & Development Palais des Nations, Geneva Tel: +41 22 9175797 www.unctad.org/diae aca1 ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] AIB-L is a moderated list.