A Quote by Jose Angel Gurria

Governments can and do expropriate investors or discriminate against them. Domestic judicial and administrative systems provide investors with one option for protecting themselves.

Jose Angel Gurria

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Administrative Against Discriminate Domestic Governments Investors Judicial Option Protecting Provide Systems Them Themselves

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Jose Angel Gurria
Mexican - Economist
Born: May 8, 1950

Providing investors with recourse against governments is valuable.

Jose Angel Gurria

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