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Signing of BIT with US put off
1-Mar-2006 Dawn
The signing of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between Pakistan and the US, expected on the eve of visit of President Bush this weekend in Islamabad, has apparently been put off again as businessmen give no indication of firm answers from the US on objections raised by Pakistan on certain clauses.
Bush plans to sign investment treaty: Greater cooperation with Pakistan on cards
23-Feb-2006 Dawn
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that a bilateral investment treaty that he is planning to sign during his visit to Islamabad will be the first step towards greater trade and commercial relations with Pakistan.
Cabinet approves negotiations on bilateral investment agreement with Kuwait
19-Feb-2006
Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday approved negotiations on bilateral investment agreement between the governments of Pakistan and Kuwait.
Trinidad and Tobago to sign investment treaty with Germany
15-Feb-2006 Caribbean Net News
Last week, representatives from both governments met in Port of Spain to conclude the negotiations for a bilateral treaty for the encouragement and mutual promotion of investments.
Indo-Russia new pact in the offing
29-Jan-2006
India and Russia will be working for new economic agreements that would include higher investment of Russian firms in the country’s lagging infrastructure.
India, Saudi Arabia sign landmark business deal
26-Jan-2006
India bilateral business and economic ties with Saudi Arabia got a significant boost with the signing of the proposed Bilateral Investment Protection Agreement (BIPA) and the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.
Investment treaty: Pakistan, US fail to make progress
21-Jan-2006 Dawn
Pakistan and United States on Friday concluded the fourth round of talks on the proposed Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT), which remained inconclusive due to differences on some clauses of the agreement.
India-Saudi Arabia investment agreement to be signed
12-Jan-2006
The Union Cabinet today approved the proposal for signing the Bilateral Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Morocco-US FTA to promote investment in Kingdom, trade advisor
7-Jan-2006
Increasing trade exchanges and promoting US investments in Morocco are the main objectives of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed between Morocco and the USA, affirmed trade Advisor at Moroccan embassy in Washington, Mourad El Ayachi.
OSG asks SC to reverse NAIA 3 ruling
5-Jan-2006
The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) yesterday asked the Supreme Court to reconsider its decision allowing the government to take over Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) only after payment of an initial P3.002 billion to the Philippine International Air Terminals Co. (PIATCO) representing the proffered value of the facilities.
Investment agreement signed with Switzerland
1-Jan-2006 Stabroek News
Guyana and the Swiss Confederation recently signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty which will facilitate an increase in Swiss investments in the local economy.
Uruguayan congress passes investment treaty with United States
29-Dec-2005 Washington File
The Uruguayan government has ratified a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the United States that is intended to enhance bilateral relations as well as trade and investment ties, according to the U.S. State Department.
Ecuador atty general expects Occidental dispute ruling in March
23-Dec-2005 Dow Jones
Ecuador’s attorney general Thursday said he expects a U.K court to rule in March on a dispute between the government and U.S. oil firm Occidental Petroleum Company (OXY).
Canada-China Investment Protection Agreement - A significant stepping stone to deeper economic co-operation
22-Dec-2005 Mondaq
The pieces of the Canada-China economic puzzle are starting to come together and the picture that emerges reveals a slowly developing but inevitably closer economic relationship between these two economies.v
First trade & investment mission to the USA completes successfully
19-Dec-2005
A 14-member delegation from the Bahrain American Chamber of Commerce has returned after a successful trade mission to the US.
Korean mid-sized cos to drop anchor here
14-Dec-2005
After the big daddies, it appears to be the turn of mid-size Korean companies to hot foot it to India.
FTA deal ’will help Egyptian investors’
14-Dec-2005
Deputy Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board (EDB) Dr Zakaria Hijris has urged the Egyptian private sector to benefit from the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bahrain and the US.
Investment opportunities will continue to increase in the UAE
12-Dec-2005
Investment opportunities will continue to increase in the UAE, according to the principal of one private Equity fund, who pointed to anticipated changes in the federal Company Law as further indication of the country’s liberal economy.
Reciprocal investment protection
12-Dec-2005
The Heads of State and/or Government of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), during the Panama Summit held in July of this year, recognised in its Declaration, “the importance of having a Framework Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments among ACS members, an instrument that will help to promote, protect and confer legal certainty on investments ...”
Bilateral investment treaties dangerous traps: experts
9-Dec-2005 New Age
Experts have cautioned that bilateral investment treaties with the rich countries will ultimately lead the developing and least developed countries towards dangerous traps at the cost of their national interests.