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Responsible investment provisions in international investment treaties: where next?
23-Oct-2017 IIED
How international investment treaties could promote more responsible investment and argues that, while some innovative practices are emerging, there is still much to do.
Assessing the impacts of investment treaties: Overview of the evidence
13-Oct-2017 IISD
It is unclear whether investment treaties’ impact on FDI flows constitutes a benefit to a host state.
Govt ratifies bilateral investment pact between India, Belarus
28-Sep-2017 India Today
The Indian government approved signing and ratification of the Bilateral Investment Treaty between India and Belarus to boost investment.
Myths and risks of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement
27-Sep-2017 TNI
As the signing of the EU-Myanmar Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) draws near, concerns over the secrecy surrounding the agreement’s negotiations and the risks it poses abound, alongside many myths about its potential benefits.
Costa Rica looking to UAE investments for the logistics sector
26-Sep-2017 Q Costa Rica
Costa Rica is trying to sign a bilateral investment treaty with the UAE.
The MERCOSUR Protocol on Investment Cooperation and Facilitation: regionalizing an innovative approach to investment agreements
12-Sep-2017 EJIL: Talk!
The Protocol draws significantly on the Brazilian model investment agreement, which stands out for departing from the traditional design of Bilateral Investment Treaties, particularly by excluding the possibility of investor-State dispute settlement (ISDS).
Singapore and Indonesia to start discussions on new bilateral investment treaty
7-Sep-2017 CNA
Singapore and Indonesia are working towards a new agreement to promote investment in both countries, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced
Belgium asks European Court on legality of investment protection in CETA
6-Sep-2017 FOEE
Belgium has requested an opinion from the European Court of Justice on the ’Investment Court System’ included in the EU-Canada trade deal, to determine if the ICS is compatible with the European Treaties
Spur self-sustaining development of Africa via more Japanese investment
29-Aug-2017 Yomiurui Shimbun
Japan intends to conclude new bilateral investment treaties with 13 countries, including Algeria and Morocco.
A BIT of critique
24-Aug-2017 The Hindu
A committee in India, led by Justice B.N. Srikrishna, has lost an opportunity to push for the recalibration of the country’s BIT regime
Investment promotion and protection agreement with Singapore under way
11-Aug-2017 Myanmar Times
Negotiations over an agreement on investment promotion and protection between Myanmar and Singapore have started, according to Directorate of Investment and Company Administration (DICA) Director General U Aung Naing Oo.
India may deviate from model BIT to meet Canada’s demands
4-Aug-2017 The Hindu
As talks with Canada began before model text was approved by Cabinet, deviations may be allowed.
Poland plans to terminate its Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with Portugal
3-Aug-2017 CMS
On 18 July 2017 the Polish Council of Ministers submitted to the Parliament a draft proposal allowing the President to unilaterally terminate the Poland-Portugal BIT
Why RCEP is more dangerous than bilateral investment treaties
28-Jul-2017 Jakarta Post
Crucial to RCEP’s investment protection chapter is the highly controversial Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism, a system of privatised justice characterised by international arbitration tribunals outside of the reach of domestic legal systems, explains Cecilia Olivet of TNI
FTAs loaded against Third World, says researcher
23-Jul-2017
The Andhra Pradesh government will have to pay up $ 44.71 million in damages if it loses the case in the International Court of Arbitration (ICA) for cancellation of an agreement with UAE-based company Ras Al-Khaimah Investment Authority (RAKIA).
What’s at stake at China-US Comprehensive Economic Dialogue?
18-Jul-2017 Xinhua
Experts said the upcoming dialogue will be a good chance for negotiation on a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
Cabinet approves interpretative notes between India, Bangladesh
12-Jul-2017 Business Standard
The JIN includes the definition of investor and investment, exclusion of taxation measures, Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET), National Treatment (NT) and Most Favoured Nation (MFN) treatment, expropriation, essential security interests and settlement of disputes between an investor and a contracting party,
Katainen suggests dropping investment from trade deals
11-Jul-2017 EurActiv
The European Union could drop investment from major free trade deals in an effort to ease ratification, Commission Vice President Jyrki Katainen.
Fumbling towards multilateralism? A first read of the investment text in the Japan-EU FTA
10-Jul-2017 International Economic Law and Policy Blog
The EU and Japan seemed to have scrapped the classic BIT/investor protection architecture as a model.
Rwanda needs its own Bilateral Investment Treaty model
5-Jul-2017 The New Times
If Rwanda clings to BIT approach, its scope should be limited. Alternatively, it can embark on a more attractive investment climate in lieu of BITs.