investment | BITs
investment | bilateral investment treaties
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17-Dec-2018 Gulf Times
Ecuador keen on strengthening trade relations with Qatar
Ecuador has “prioritised” efforts to sign bilateral investment treaty and trade agreement with Qatar.
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17-Dec-2018 Economic Times
Maldives committed to protect foreign investment: President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih
A bilateral investment protection agreement is expected to be signed between India and the Maldives.
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14-Dec-2018 Third World Network
A summary of public concerns on investment treaties and investor-state dispute settlement
International investment agreements, specifically bilateral investment treaties and the investment chapters in free trade agreements, have come under the spotlight for what are seen as skewed provisions that grant excessive rights to foreign investors.
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12-Dec-2018 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Culto, República Argentina
Argentina y Japón firmaron un acuerdo de promoción y protección recíproca de inversiones de última generación
La Argentina y Japón suscribieron, en los márgenes de la Cumbre del G20 y tras más de dos años de intenso trabajo, un acuerdo de Promoción y Protección Recíproca de Inversiones.
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6-Dec-2018 Global Times
China to release new negative list for investment: sources
The new list will lay down foundations that will be conducive for further negotiations on the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) between China and the EU.
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5-Dec-2018 The Daily Star
BITs of Bangladesh: Are they national interest friendly?
Bangladesh has about 30 BITs of which those with international arbitration provisions tilt to protect corporate interests more than the national interest of Bangladesh as reflected in the Saipem, Chevron, and Niko arbitrations.
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1-Dec-2018 Channel News Asia
Singapore and Argentina to boost economic ties
Singapore and Argentina Prime Ministers welcomed the progress made on negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty and said they expect to conclude talks by the first half of next year.
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30-Nov-2018 ALAI
Los TBI y América Latina: expoliación transnacional consentida
Restringir la soberanía, limitar la capacidad de aplicar legislación y medidas administrativas, y permitir que empresas transnacionales actúen por sobre las leyes locales afectando derechos humanos y el medio ambiente.
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29-Nov-2018 SME Times
India, Gabon discuss bilateral trade, investment
Gabon has shown interest in entering into a Bilateral Investment Treaty with India. Gabon has the 6th largest reserves of Manganese in the world. Gabon is also making efforts to attract investment from India in construction of railway lines in key mining clusters.
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28-Nov-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
US companies want Japan trade deal to cover services
US businesses are seeking a comprehensive trade deal with Japan that also includes services and investments even as Tokyo tries to limit the scope of upcoming bilateral talks to goods only.
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15-Nov-2018 BusinessLine
Govt mulls delinking investment from FTAs, seeks legal opinion
Certain ISDS (Investor-state dispute settlement) cases against India led it to review its stand on investment treaties.
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15-Nov-2018 Nodal
Viejas y nuevas tendencias en los Tratados de Libre Comercio
Desde hace 25 años se han negociado y firmado más de 300 TLC y cerca de 3.000 TBI a nivel global. En este cuarto de siglo, estos tratados han ido ampliando los derechos para inversores y operadores de comercio, mientras acotan el margen de maniobra de los Estados.
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13-Nov-2018 All India Radio News
17th AEC Council meeting held in Singapore
ASEAN Economic Ministers and AEC Ministers signed the ASEAN Agreement on e-Commerce, concluded the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and finalised the fourth protocol to amend the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).
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8-Nov-2018 IIED
Special economic zones: engines of development or sites of exploitation?
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.
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2-Nov-2018 Taipei Times
Taiwan still pushing for EU investment deal: MOFA
The foreign ministry said that most EU countries are supportive of an agreement with Taiwan.
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31-Oct-2018 Government of the Netherlands
Netherlands model investment agreement (Oct 2018)
As released by the Government of the Netherlands
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29-Oct-2018 teleSUR tv
La nueva oleada de tratados de comercio e inversión
Conversamos con el investigador del Observatorio de Multinacionales en América Latina, Gonzalo Fernández, sobre el impacto de los tratados comerciales en América Latina.
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29-Oct-2018 Taipei Times
Taiwan, India working to renew investment pact
The Indian Union Cabinet has approved the draft of an updated bilateral investment protection agreement with Taiwan that is expected to be signed by the end of the year.
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28-Oct-2018 European Commission
EU-Vietnam trade and investment agreements (Aug 2018)
As published by the European Commission
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28-Oct-2018 Globe and Mail
How to make investment agreements more progressive: stop signing them
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS.
