At the regional and international level, the number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) concluded, which had totalled 1,857 by the end of 1999, had continued to increase in 2000, partly as a result of UNCTAD's work in facilitating BITs negotiations, especially among developing countries.
A nivel regional e internacional, el número de tratados bilaterales de inversiones concertados, que eran de 1.857 a fines de 1999, había seguido aumentado en 2000, en parte como resultado de la labor de la UNCTAD para facilitar la negociación de esos tratados, en particular entre países en desarrollo.