9-Apr-2024
Business Standard
India’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has asked the commerce ministry to examine the model text of the bilateral investment treaty and suggest modifications to further improve the ease of doing business.
4-Apr-2024
Le Monde Diplomatique
International investment agreements enable corporations to sue foreign governments for loss of profits. The sums they demand can be so huge that even the threat of a claim is enough to make governments cave in.
4-Apr-2024
The Times of India
Switzerland pursues a new bilateral investment treaty with India post EFTA deal, addressing model treaty concerns.India remains reluctant on concessions, focusing on market.
23-Feb-2024
Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Mozambique faces a substantial economic risk due to its exposure to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims by foreign investors in its coal, oil, and gas sectors. The investment protections in the country’s international investment agreements and contracts, combined with ISDS, expose Mozambique to multi-billion-dollar financial liabilities.
14-Feb-2024
Business Standard
India and the UAE signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty, which will be a key enabler for further promoting investments in both countries.
9-Feb-2024
Inter Press Service
Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions in international trade and investment agreements – long abused by opportunists with means – are slowly being rejected by cautious governments.
7-Feb-2024
Hindustan Times
Building on their close personal friendship, PM Modi is going to sign big ticket deals with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan during his trip to UAE.
10-Jan-2024
Financial Express
These negotiations would focus on complex issues in the areas of goods, services, and investment. Issues that are pending include duty cuts on electric vehicles, whiskey, and the movement of professionals.
19-Dec-2023
Financial Express
India and UK have wrapped up the 13th round of negotiations on the Free Trade Agreement and the next round will be held in January.
11-Dec-2023
Yahoo Finance
Sarama Resources Ltd, advises that it has formally notified the government of Burkina Faso, of the existence of an investment dispute between the Company and Burkina Faso in relation to the government’s withdrawal of the company’s rights to the Tankoro 2 Exploration Permit.