**Executive Summary**
The Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) and collaborating institutions organised a workshop on investment facilitation on December 16, 2025, in New Delhi. The workshop's purpose was to examine emerging global trends in investment facilitation and the ease of doing business. The event brought together policymakers, experts, and industry stakeholders for discussions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Overview:**
* Organised by CTIL, the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and collaborating institutions including the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), International Trade Centre (ITC), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank and the World Economic Forum (WEF).
* Comprised three technical sessions:
* India's Approach to Investment Facilitation
* International Investment Facilitation Framework Landscape
* Investment Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business, and Options for Investment Facilitation Cooperation
* **Discussions and Perspectives:**
* Senior officials and experts shared perspectives on investment facilitation.
* Panel discussions highlighted India's investment policy and ongoing reforms:
* License rationalisation
* Decriminalisation of minor offences
* Digital compliance measures
* Balanced regulation of Intellectual Property and Artificial Intelligence
* Initiatives like the India-EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) were noted.
* Examination of investment facilitation from a WTO perspective was conducted.
* Comparative insights were drawn from countries such as Nigeria, Vietnam and Australia.
* **Interactive Engagement:**
* Each session concluded with a question-and-answer segment.
* **Addresses by Key Figures:**
* Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Amitabh Kumar
* Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Smt. Himani Pande
* Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Shri Manoj Joshi
* Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog, Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam
* Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Shri V. Anantha Nageswaran
**Impact Analysis**
**Policymakers, Experts, and Industry Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Provided a constructive platform for policy dialogue and knowledge exchange.
* **Action Required:** Utilize insights to shape future investment facilitation policies and strategies.
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** Provided an opportunity to highlight India's investment policy and ongoing reforms.
* **Action Required:** Align domestic reforms with global best practices and continue to improve the investment climate.
Key Entities Referenced
Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL): An organization that organized the workshop on investment facilitation.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII): Collaborated with CTIL to organize the workshop.
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT): Department represented at the workshop.
India–EFTA Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA): Mentioned as an initiative positioning India strategically within global value chains.
New Delhi: Location of the workshop.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) and
Collaborating Institutions Organise Workshop on
Investment Facilitation
प्रव तथ: 16 DEC 2025 12:34PM by PIB Delhi
A workshop on “The Investment Facilitation Landscape: Emerging Trends and Approaches” was
organised by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, in
collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), International Trade Centre (ITC), United
Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the World Bank and the World Economic
Forum (WEF) at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
The workshop aimed to examine emerging global trends in investment facilitation and ease of doing
business, and brought together policymakers, experts and industry stakeholders for focused discussions. It
comprised three technical sessions covering India’s Approach to Investment Facilitation, International
Investment Facilitation Framework Landscape, Investment Facilitation and Ease of Doing Business, and
Options for Investment Facilitation Cooperation. The sessions explored practical ways to align India’s
domestic reforms with global best practices.
Senior government officials and national and international experts shared perspectives on various aspects
of investment facilitation and its relevance to ease of doing business. Panel discussions highlighted India’s
investment policy and ongoing reforms, including licence rationalisation, decriminalisation of minor
offences, digital compliance measures, and balanced regulation of Intellectual Property and Artificial
Intelligence, as initial steps to support both domestic and foreign investment. Speakers also noted rising
foreign direct investment, particularly in services, and referred to initiatives such as the India–EFTA Trade
and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) as positioning India strategically within global value
chains.
The discussions also examined investment facilitation from a WTO perspective, highlighting the “trinity”
of investment protection agreements, cooperation and facilitation investment agreements (CFIA), and
trade agreements with investment provisions. Comparative insights were drawn from countries such as
Nigeria, Vietnam and Australia, demonstrating how investment climate reforms and effective grievance
redressal mechanisms contribute to attracting and retaining investment.
Each technical session concluded with an interactive question-and-answer segment, enabling meaningful
engagement between speakers and participants. The discussions were insightful and comprehensive,
reflecting diverse domestic and international perspectives on investment facilitation and underscoring the
workshop’s value as a constructive platform for policy dialogue and knowledge exchange.
The event featured addresses by Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Shri Amitabh Kumar;
Additional Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Smt. Himani
Pande; Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Shri Manoj Joshi; Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog,
Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam; and Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India, Shri V. Anantha
Nageswaran.***
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