African Union Assess the effectiveness of institutions and processes in place to safeguard investments and arbitrate investment related disputes. INDICATORS Specialized commercial courts Decisions of specialized commercial courts Evidence of intervention by regulatory authorities QUESTION 2: To what extent do investment authorities in your country coordinate, exchange information and work with counterparts in other countries? Describe and assess international coordination and cooperation arrangements between investment authorities/bodies in your country and similar authorities internationally INDICATORS International cooperation agreements and practices Decisions of international investment arbitration bodies relating to your country Legal actions taken on the basis of decisions of international investment arbitration bodies QUESTION 3: To what extent are your country’s trade policies facilitative of economic growth? Describe the trade policy of your country, including but not limited to The overall aims of trade policies Trade agreements and support institutions INDICATORS Trade policies Licensing procedures Commercial regulations Labour laws Financial market regulation Preferential economic policies QUESTION 4: What measures has your country taken to promote trade with other countries, in particular intra-regional trade? How successful have these measures been? 40