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Investment treaties and FDI
24-May-2021 The Express Tribune
Not only are the BITs not necessary for attracting FDI, they have potential costs as well. A case in point is Pakistan, which is a signatory to 52 BITs, but has a rather poor record of attracting FDI.
Pakistan, Thailand to work for free trade agreement
20-May-2021 Daily Times
Delegations from both countries met virtually at the second round of Pakistan-Thailand bilateral political consultations.
Pakistan sees nearly 70pc rise in exports to China
18-May-2021 The Nation
Pakistan recorded nearly 70% increase in exports to China in the first quarter of 2021, an official said.
Unmasking the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
12-May-2021 GRAIN
CPEC is an essential component of the Belt and Road Initiative, intended on creating new production sites and trade routes to connect China better with the rest of the world.
Pakistan seeks more trade with Central Asia in diversity push
10-May-2021 Bloomberg
Pakistan is looking to intensify trade with neighbor Afghanistan and countries in Central Asia, as it looks to diversify commerce beyond the top players, the nation’s trade adviser said.
US, Pak discuss COVID-19, agree to continue TIFA Agreement dialogue
10-May-2021 Yahoo
The United States and Pakistan agreed to continue the Trade and Investment Framework (TIFA) agreement dialogue and Ambassador Tai expressed desire to build a strong US-Pakistan trade relationship.
Regaining sovereignty
26-Apr-2021 Dawn
Pakistan, which entered into its first BIT with Germany in 1959 — which also was the first BIT ever entered — has concluded 53 BITs with 48 countries.
Pakistani envoy eyes closer trade ties with PH
26-Apr-2021 The Manila Times
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Philippines said he would push for the inclusion of Pakistan in the RCEP to boost trade with the Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
Mexico should follow other countries and refuse excessive powers for foreign investors
23-Apr-2021 Inequality.org
Pakistan is the latest to start withdrawing from international treaties that give corporations the power to sue governments over environmental and public interest regulations.
Iran to ink free trade agreement with Pakistan: envoy
15-Apr-2021 Dawn
Efforts were initiated to sign a free trade agreement between Iran and Pakistan, Iranian Consul General in Peshawar Hamid Reza Ghomi said.
Kenya, Pakistan to review trade agreements
13-Apr-2021 The Standard
The governments of Kenya and Pakistan are in high-level discussion to review the bilateral trade agreement of 1983 to harmonise business levels between the two states.
D-8 nations should sign PTAs
6-Apr-2021 The Daily Star
Nations of the D-8 should sign a much-needed preferential trade agreement to remove tariff and non-tariff barriers, ministers and entrepreneurs of the trade bloc said.
Federal cabinet defers BIT strategy
5-Apr-2021 Business Recorder
The federal cabinet said to have deferred bilateral investment treaty (BIT) strategy for Pakistan proposed by the Board of Investment (BOI) to draw a roadmap for the future bilateral investment treaties.
Islamabad, Kabul give three-month extension to transit trade agreement
2-Apr-2021 Dawn
A protocol was signed here on Thursday to give a three-month extension to Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement 2010 to continue the facility for the landlocked country.
US, Central Asian countries agree to focus on digital trade issues
31-Mar-2021 Reuters
Trade officials in the meeting of the US-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) discussed the importance of digital trade for achieving broad-based inclusive economic growth and innovation.
Most of BITs to be scrapped
25-Mar-2021 Business Recorder
Pakistan has reportedly decided to scrap most of its existing Bilateral Investment Treaties as these pacts are shrinking the government’s policy space with respect to adopting measures of public interest.
Pakistan promotes Belt and Road port for Central Asian trade
18-Mar-2021 Nikkei Asia
Pakistan is offering access to Gwadar port, a strategic component in China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), to landlocked Central Asian countries in the hope of stimulating activity at the idle facility.
Pakistan, Uzbekistan discuss transit, preferential trade agreements
9-Mar-2021 Pakistan Today
Pakistan and Uzbekistan have agreed to enhance trade relations while discussing the progress made on bilateral transit trade agreement, Preferential Trade Agreement, banking and visa issues, and aviation and customs cooperation.
Pakistan says expects free-trade talks with Gulf countries by June
24-Feb-2021 Arab News
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has reached out to Pakistani authorities to resume negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) by June this year, a top Pakistani diplomat in Riyadh said.
PTI govt has not signed or ratified any BIT as yet
8-Feb-2021 Business Recorder
Sources said that the government will have its own template for a BIT, which will replace the existing treaties with different countries.