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Investment protection - Bilateral Investment Treaties
5-Nov-2008    
There is a Slovak proverb which says: “When catching a bird, they sing it a sweet song”. Another Slovak proverb says: “Those who want to beat a dog will certainly find a club“. For investors who find themselves in a situation similar to that described by these proverbs, the bilateral investment treaties (“BITs”) very often provide the last available legal option. A BIT is an agreement establishing the terms and conditions for private investment by nationals and companies of one state in the state of the other.
Key wants FTA kept at the forefront
5-Nov-2008    
US President-elect Barack Obama has acknowledged his government faces huge economic challenges and more tough times ahead.
South Korea warns next U.S. president on trade deal
5-Nov-2008    
South Korea on Wednesday urged the new U.S. president not to renegotiate a free-trade deal signed last year, saying the winner of the vote will find the pact beneficial to both sides.
Australia seeks free trade deal with GCC
5-Nov-2008    
Australian Minister for Trade Simon Crean, who is currently visiting Saudi Arabia, has reaffirmed the need to initiate talks for a free trade agreement between the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Australia.
Siniora calls for free trade deal
5-Nov-2008    
As the global financial crisis pressures economies, Lebanon's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora said the best response to the crisis would be enhancing business relations between Turkey and the Arab world.
NZ hopes Obama will sign on to trade deal
5-Nov-2008    
New Zealand's free trade talks with the United States should still be on the agenda early next year, even though president-elect Barack Obama is less of a trade liberal than John McCain.
Pitfalls in implementing tax treaties
5-Nov-2008    
The recent ratification of the Japan-Philippines Partnership Economic Agreement, or JPEPA, and the modified RP-Japan tax treaty by the Philippine Senate has once again focused attention on these international agreements which grant reciprocal tax concessions to the contracting parties.
Forget EPAs With Europe, Go for GSP-Plus, Activists Say
5-Nov-2008    
Developing countries negotiating with the European Union for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) or a free trade agreement should apply for "GSP-Plus" status with the EU, Kenya Civil Society activists say.
Change Has Come To America, But Will It Affect Malaysia?
5-Nov-2008    
"Change has come to America" -- that was how Barack Obama described his victory in the United States presidential election Wednesday.
The danger of trade agreements
5-Nov-2008     Phnom Penh Post
When Cambodia negotiates an FTA with a hegemonic power, it must use a template which confines the negotiations to trade matters only, says Jagdish Bhagwati