Competition among countries to attract investors is intense, and only a few, such as China or India, are able to negotiate on equal terms with the industrialized world. The developing countries, therefore, have an interest in calling for multilateral dialogue on investment conditions in order to obtain certain collective guarantees.
为了鼓励直接外资，双边协议大量出现，但发达国家和发展中国家所做的努力却极不平衡。各国之间吸引投资者的竞争异常激烈，但只有少数几个国家，比如中国或印度，能够与工业化国家进行平等的谈判。因此，发展中国家呼吁就投资条件开展多边对话，以便得到一些适用于所有国家的保证。