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Taiwan starts talks with Japan on investment accord
Trade negotiators from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs have started talks with Japanese economic and trade officials with the aim of promoting economic and trade integration between the two countries
International arbitration on SL oil hedging tomorrow
A dispute initiated by Deutsche Bank against the government of Sri Lanka will be a test case on whether derivatives contracts should be considered 'investments' under bilateral investment treaties
Brussels moves on negotiating trade treaties
The European Commission wants to replace a thicket of about 1,200 bilateral investment treaties signed by the EU’s 27 member states over five decades with far fewer treaties binding the entire bloc.
Plata says Colombia to sign investment treaty with Japan
Colombia's Trade Minister Luis Guillermo Plata says the pact with Japan may be signed "in the next couple of weeks" and he will visit South Korea to sign another treaty,
EU-Canada FTA (CETA) - consolidated text of the Investment and Services Chapter
Consolidated CETA text of the Investment and Services Chapter as of at 13.1.2010
AmCham urges FDI reforms in US
The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has urged the United States to depoliticize its regulatory process of identifying investment deals chosen for review, to boost Chinese outbound investment in the US.
Korea ranks 6th among G20 nations in number of investment deals
An OECD report shows that as of end May, Korea had 106 international investment agreements, most being bilateral deals.This puts Korea in a tie with the United States
Groser walks diplomatic path to China as Greens lob barbed warning
A Chinese political and trade delegation to New Zealand has been lauded as a positive continuance of a burgeoning relationship between the two countries by Trade Minister Tim Groser.
China urged to explore investment opportunities in COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary-General Sindiso Ngwenya on Tuesday urged China to enter into joint ventures with Africa's largest regional trading and economic grouping to capitalize on the customs union that was launched last year.
BoI tasked to facilitate investment
The Board of Investment (BoI) has been tasked to formulate Special Economic Zone Act (SEZA), update the existing Promotion and Protection of Investment Act 1976 and conclude Bilateral Investment Treaties (BIT) and Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with other countries specially the United States.