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Investment treaty with China a top priority, US ambassador says
The US's incoming ambassador to China said Thursday that hammering out a new investment treaty between the two countries would be among his priorities.
Finance ministry to move Cabinet for clearing new BIPA text
Ignoring protests from India's department of industrial policy and promotion, the department of economic affairs is planning to approach the Union Cabinet for a go-ahead for the new model text for bilateral investment protection agreements (BIPAs).
EU-US FTA (TTIP) - draft services/investment offer (May 2014)
as leaked to EPSU and released on 13 June 2014
Hupacasath First Nation vs. Canada-China FIPA agreement
A court hearing on June 10 was the second attempt by the Hupacasath and their allies to claim Section 35 rights to be consulted over the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA)
New negotiations begin on Chinese-US investment treaty
Chinese and US representatives are beginning another round of negotiations here today in this capital on a bilateral investment treaty, said the Commerce Ministry.
Alternative forms of protection for Indonesia's foreign investors
This Legal alert outlines the several means by which investment protection for foreign investors in Indonesia can be reassured.
A call for the building of an alternative legal framework to the international investment treaties
This document seeks to incorporate proposals that have for some time been in the process of elaboration by actors from civil society, social movements, academics, and legal experts.
BIPAs not serving India's interest: Commerce Ministry
Worried over frequent invocation of investment protection pacts by MNCs, the Commerce and Industry Ministry is in favour of gradually phasing them out saying that they hurt India's interest.
Afraid of free trade
Diplomacy in South Asia is given over to give-no-quarter bureaucrats, who cleave to a nationalism that continues to trump economics.
PH sorts out Japan trade issues
The Philippine government will continue to sort out the trade concerns raised by the Japanese government during the eighth meeting of the subcommittee on the Improvement of Business Environment under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (Jpepa).