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Czech government wants to scrap US investment treaty
16-Feb-2011 Czech Position
Diplomatic courtesy prompts Czech government to delay move to scrap a disadvantageous investment protection treaty with the US.
EU-India FTA - EC negotiating mandate on investment (draft 2011)
14-Feb-2011
Basic agreement on a bilateral investment treaty between Japan and Papua New Guinea
11-Feb-2011 MOFA
Japan and Papua New Guinea have reached a basic agreement on a bilateral investment treaty between the two countries
China, Japan, S. Korea to sign investment accord
7-Feb-2011 AFP
China, Japan and South Korea will sign a treaty in May to boost cross-border investment and better protect intellectual property, according to a report.
India-EU FTA: Grave implications of unrestrained investments
1-Feb-2011 Madhyam
The EC recommendations contain several alarming policy provisions and therefore should receive public attention both in Europe and India. If implemented, these provisions would seriously undermine development priorities and restrict policy space to regulate investments in the public interest.
Japan, Ukraine eye investment, technology sharing in agriculture
20-Jan-2011 Kyodo
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych have agreed to launch negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty
Bilateral investment : Unfair treaties could drain national exchequer
24-Dec-2010 Express Tribune
Pakistan has faced claims worth $1 billion and could lose hundreds of millions of dollars more because of international investment treaties that are contrary to the interests of the country, asserted UK-based corporate lawyer Mahnaz Malik.
Europeans put spotlight on Ottawa’s investment restrictions
16-Dec-2010
Talks for a Canada-Europe trade deal haven’t attracted the kind of clamour that surrounded free trade with the United States in 1988, but the Europeans do have a wish list that includes some of Canada’s sacred cows: They want exemptions from our foreign-investment restrictions.
Trade ministers urged to deny corporations ability to sue provincial, territorial governments
3-Dec-2010
With the upcoming meeting of the Committee on Internal Trade (CIT) ministers in Saskatoon on December 3, a wide cross-section of Canadian civil society groups are urging governments to deny corporations the right to sue the provinces and territories under the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) as requested by a coalition of business groups this week.
Table of NAFTA “Chapter 11” foreign investor-state cases and claims
30-Nov-2010 Public Citizen
Over $326 million in compensation has already been paid out by governments to mainly US corporations in the 66 NAFTA cases filed to date.
FCCISL, FPCCI sign agreement
29-Nov-2010
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka (FCCISL) and Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) at the Sri Lanka-Pakistan Business Forum 2010 yesterday.
Report: Human rights impact assessments for trade and investment agreements [EN, ES, FR]
23-Nov-2010 CCIC
A new report setting out key issues and methodologies for conducting human rights impact assessments for trade and investment agreements is now available on the Human Rights Impact Resource Centre website.
Uruguay court dismisses Philip Morris tobacco challenge
22-Nov-2010 AFP
Uruguay’s Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by tobacco giant Philip Morris that disputes the tiny South American country’s anti-tobacco laws.
The EU approach to international investment policy after the Lisbon Treaty
16-Nov-2010 EP
Paper prepared for the European Parliament regarding options offered by the Commission on the EU’s new investment policy competence
EU’s new grab for raw materials will increase poverty
14-Nov-2010 Traidcraft
The European Union’s push to help its companies access raw materials in developing countries will increase poverty, according to a new report released by Traidcraft Exchange, Oxfam-Germany, AITEC-France, WEED-Germany and Comlamh-Ireland
Obama’s trip to India: Don’t rush into a bilateral investment treaty
7-Nov-2010 FPIF
The negotiations over a US-India bilaterals investment treaty were begun by the Bush administration. Obama officials have said they won’t complete the deal until they finish up a review of the US model BIT.
Member states put corporate rights over public interests in EU investment policy
3-Nov-2010 S2B Network
Trade justice campaigners working together in the “Seattle to Brussels Network” are calling for a radical overhaul of international investment policy.
Bill in works to woo foreign firms to Japan
1-Nov-2010 Japan Times
The Japanese government will submit a bill to the Diet next year that would give foreign firms preferential treatment if they establish headquarters or research centers in Japan.
Colombian Senate approves investment agreement with China
27-Oct-2010 Xinhua
Colombia’s Senate Tuesday approved in a first reading an agreement under which China and Colombia will promote and protect their investments in each other’s countries.
UN agency sees better foreign investment appetite
8-Oct-2010 Reuters
Governments are opening up to outside investment for funds to help their economies recover, with liberalising measures outnumbering those seeking to keep out foreign money, a UN report showed on Thursday.