Transnational corporations (TNCs), both foreign and native, in Gambia may be affected by the following multilateral or regional agreements to which Gambia is a party.
- Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of other States of 1965. Entered into force on 14 October 1966.
- Agreement for the Promotion, Protection and Guarantee of Investment Among Member States of the Organization of Islamic Conference, of I June 1981; entered into force on 23 September 1986.
- Revised Treaty of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 1983.
- Convention Establishing the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency of 1985, entered into force on 12 April 1988.
- Fourth ACP – EEC Convention (Lome IV) of 1989, entered into force on 1st March 1990.
- Articles of Agreement of the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit of 19 February 1992. Entered into force on 1 August 1994.
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883 (Revised at Brussels in 1900, Washington in 1911, The Hague in 1925, London in 1934, Lisbon in 1958 and Stockholm in 1967, and as amended in 1979). Signed in 1994.
- Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation of 15 April 1994. Entered into force on 1 January 1995; Agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures; General Agreement on Trade in Services; Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
- Partnership Agreement between the Members of The African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, of the one part and the European Community and its member states, of the other part signed in Cotonou, Benin on 23 June 2000.
Source: World Investment Directory 2008: Africa by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
