Message from the Honorable Donald Johnston, Secretary-General of the OECD, to His Excellency President Alberto Fujimori of Peru -- Part I. Overview -- Summary of Proceedings by the OECD Secretariat -- Summary of Conclusions by the OECD Secretariat -- Part II. Foreign Direct Investment: Trends, Assessment and Policies -- FDI in Latin American in the Current Environment by Antonio Martins -- Challenges for a Multilateral Framework on Investment by Wolfgang Hantke -- Latin Amercan Investment Policies: Building a Multilateral Framework for Investment by Carlos Herrera -- Investment Agreements in the Americas: Convergence of Rules by Maryse Robert -- Part III. Best Practices for Promoting FDI -- Competition in the Attraction of Foreign Investments: The Argentine Case by Lisandro Barry -- Attracting Foreign Investment: The Peruvian Experience by Rosario Almenara -- Foreign Investment Policy and Promotion in Chile by Eduardo Moyano -- Foreign Direct Investment Policy and Promotion in the Dominican Republic by Eddy Martinez -- The Argentine Automotive Sector by Mario Dassonvestment Promotion Techniques and the Role of the Investment Promotion Agencies by Deelan Murphy -- Annexes -- Summary and Conclusions of the 1998 Report on Foreign Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the CAribbea (ECLAC) -- List of Participants -- Agenda of the Workshop

What is the investment policy orientation in Latin America in the light of the present world financial environment? What are the perspectives for developing a multilateral framework for investment rules and what would be the Latin American involvement in this effort? How can appropriate policies and regulatory environment for attracting foreign direct investment in Latin America be created? These were the main issues of the Lima Workshop on "Foreign Direct Investment Policy and Promotion in Latin America" organised in December 1998 by the OECD and the Commission of the European Union in co-operation with the Peruvian Government. This set of texts can constitute a reference work on foreign investment policy for policy makers and experts in the public sector, actors in the private sector and academics both in emerging market economies and in OECD countries.