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Free trade under fire in Canada
Plans to deepen Canada's embrace of trade liberalization and deregulation are running into new pockets of resistance. Following a flurry of news coverage and public debate around the Security and Prosperity Partnership, another wave of protest has risen over a new trade deal between British Columbia and Alberta: TILMA.
Interview: Argentina seeks diplomatic exit from ICSID suits
Facing a flood of unfavorable arbitration rulings, Argentina is shifting from a legal strategy to a diplomatic one in a bid to dismiss billions of dollars in foreign investor claims arising from its 2002 financial crisis.
FEMA amendments likely to lift FDI ban on Bangla firms
Bangladeshi companies may soon be allowed to invest in India. The Indian government is proposing to do away with the ban on foreign direct investment from Bangladesh. It is considering an amendment to the Foreign Exchange and Management Act.
US eyes bilateral investment treaty with Vietnam
The US aims to ink a bilateral investment treaty with Vietnam, according to the US ambassador.
Permanent Court of Arbitration to set up facility in Singapore
With rapid growth in the Asian economies, it is inevitable that legal issues and disputes to matters like investment treaties will arise as more and more parties enter into cross-border contracts and agreements.
Canada and India conclude investment treaty: Negotiations with China continue
Concluding a FIPA with China is one of the Canadian government's top priorities. However, negotiations have dragged on due to significant differences between Canada's Model FIPA and the standard Chinese approach.
The water margin
Tanzania was glad to secure the services of a British-led consortium to run the newly privatised water system in its capital Dar es Salaam. But then the price of water started to rise
The end of the age of free trade
The Russian government presented three days ago a draft law stipulating that selling the shares of any strategic company to foreign investors is prohibited unless it is approved by a special governmental committee headed by the Prime Minister.
SA faces R80m claim for Zimbabwe farm loss
A Free State farmer who had farms in Zimbabwe repossessed is taking SA's government to court to try to force it to ratify a treaty designed to protect South African investments abroad.
US considers investment agreement with Taiwan
The United States said it is considering forging a bilateral investment agreement with Taiwan but ruled out a free trade pact in the immediate future.