Kluwer: The Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement Between the EU and Angola: A New Model for Investment Agreements?

Published on September 23, 2024

By Filipe Vaz Pinto (Morais Leitão) and Joana Granadeiro (Morais Leitão)

Early this year, the European Union (“EU”) finalized the required internal procedures for the entry into force of the Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement concluded between the European Union and the Republic of Angola on 18 November 2022 (“SIFA” or the “Agreement”). This landmark agreement, the EU’s first “sustainable investment facilitation agreement,” could set a precedent...

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