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Pakistan, Russia to finalize bilateral investment treaty: PMs
Pakistan and Russia Thursday agreed to finalize a bilateral investment treaty and agreement on avoidance of double taxation with an objective to expand their trade and economic ties.
Barbados expanding investment treaties
Barbados is moving to expand its list of investment treaties with European and developing countries in Africa, the Western Hemisphere and the Indian Ocean.
Claim against ROA Government
Global Gold mining company submitted its claim to the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), a body adjunct to the World Bank, against the Government of the Republic of Armenia (ROA). The Company is trying to protect its investment rights in arbitration court.
Iran, S.Korea to pursue joint trade
Iran and South Korea have signed an agreement to create an exploratory committee aimed at boosting trade and investment between both countries.
Chevron threat to reject Korean trade deal
US companies, led by Chevron, are threatening to withdraw support for a trade deal with South Korea, because they claim it leaves that country free to expropriate foreign assets and arbitrarily restrict the flow of capital.
Mexico, China to push forward bilateral investment agreement
Mexico and China will seek important progress towards signing a reciprocal investment promotion agreement before the end of 2007.
Mexico, China to push forward bilateral investment agreement
Mexico and China will seek important progress towards signing a reciprocal investment promotion agreement before the end of 2007, Mexico's Secretary of Economy Eduardo Sojo said in the opening session of the 15th Mexico-China Plenary Meeting yesterday.
Free trade in stocks
A persistent problem in international trade between Canada and the United States comes in an unexpected commodity -- not wheat, lumber or beef, but securities, through U.S. rules that raise barriers to buying them.
Investment agreement between Sri Lanka and Australia
The Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement between Sri Lanka and Australia came into force with effect from March 14 with the completion by the Australian authorities of its domestic procedures for the entry into force of the Agreement.
India urges Pakistan to comply with Safta
Ahead of the Saarc summit here in April, external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday cautioned Pakistan against non-compliance with Saarc Free Trade Area (Safta). He urged Islamabad to revise its position to ensure that global commitments undertaken by the latter were complied with.