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Saarc Chamber’s report on investment
24-May-2011
The SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry has urged the South Asian countries, particularly India and Pakistan to set aside political issues and introduce free trade policy to bring prosperity in the region.
Services agreement likely with India as we expand FTA: Abhisit Vejjajiva, PM, Thailand
6-Apr-2011
Six years after India and Thailand executed a limited free-trade agreement involving just 82 products, the two countries are now ready to work on a full-fledged pact in goods, services and investments.
Govt set to liberalise FDI policy on JVs, tech tie-ups
15-Mar-2011
The government is likely to liberalise the foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for entry of foreign companies that have existing joint ventures or technical collaborations in India. The new policy, to be implemented from April 1, may drop the requirement of no-objection certificate (NOC) that foreign firms need to set up a separate entity.
Problems in trade talks with EU
18-Feb-2011 Hindu Business Line
EU is pushing India to relax controls on capital flows and conditions on investment, such as export obligation and local content requirement.
EU-India FTA - EC negotiating mandate on investment (draft 2011)
14-Feb-2011
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.
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.
India, Canada trying to resolve issues of FIPPA: Sharma
25-Sep-2010 MSN
India and Canada are trying to resolve differences over the proposed investment protection agreement while negotiations on a trade opening pact are underway, visiting Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
India-ASEAN services, investment pact negotiations reviewed
27-Aug-2010
Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma met commerce ministers from ten ASEAN Member States at Da Nang, Vietnam, today to review India-ASEAN services and investment agreement negotiations.
Canada pressing for investment protection pact
9-Feb-2010
Canada High Commissioner in India Mr Joseph Caron said his country is pressing for entering into a foreign investment protection treaty with ours.
India-EU FTA will lead to new wave of investments
21-Nov-2009
A new wave of investments from India to Europe and from Europe to India is likely to follow the India-EU free trade agreement which would take the bilateral trade to 160 billion euro by 2015, says the Indian Ambassador to France Ranjan Mathai.
India, US discussing framework on investment, trade
27-Oct-2009 IANS
India and US have made progress towards finalising a framework agreement on trade and investment, which will be signed soon, said visiting US Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Points that still need work, in Washington’s view, are strengthening intellectual property and access of US goods and financial services into Indian markets.
India-US talks on investment treaty in December
23-Oct-2009 PTI
India and the US will have more discussions in December on the investment treaty, aimed at providing a fillip to bilateral business ties, US Ambassador, Timothy J Roemer said today.
US envoy hopeful of Indo-US bilateral investment treaty being endorsed
11-Oct-2009 ANI
US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said that he is hopeful that a bilateral investment treaty between US and India will be signed by end of the year.
India-US investment treaty to take time
13-Aug-2009 The Hindu
The US on Wednesday said its proposed bilateral investment treaty with India will take time to materialise, but when clinched it would offer protection to investors in each other’s markets.
US team to push for easy investment laws
3-Aug-2009 Economic Times
A team from Washington will visit New Delhi next week to discuss liberalisation of investment laws that had taken a back seat due to elections in both the countries.
Indo-US bilateral investment talks on hold
7-May-2009 Economic Times
The election process in the US and India seems to have put discussions on the bilateral investment treaty (BIT) - a pact to ease investment laws between the two countries - on the backburner.
India: US wish list may affect next government
6-May-2009 Business Standard
Addressing an industry chamber gathering two weeks ago, US Embassy deputy chief of mission Steven J White listed the US wish-list for its ties with India: negotiating a bilateral investment treaty; end-use monitoring agreement to protect so-called sensitive technology; enlarging the “farmer-market link” of the Agricultural Knowledge Initiative; and operationalising the nuclear deal.
USIBC wants Bilateral Investment Treaty between India & US
15-Mar-2009 India Journal
The US India Business Council, which played a key role in the passage of the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, wants the Obama administration to take the relationship between the two countries to the next level by signing a bilateral investment treaty, among other things.
The UK tight-lipped over dispute with an Indian investor
23-Jan-2009 ITN
The United Kingdom has formally declined to release a notice of arbitration delivered by an Indian citizen under the UK-India bilateral investment treaty, explaining that it would likely “prejudice relations between the United Kingdom and an international organisation; UNCITRAL.”