investment | bilateral investment treaties
6-Jul-2006
Karl Falkenberg, Deputy Director-General of Trade at the European Commission, says its is not worth having an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and ECOWAS if the Agreement did not enshrine Free Trade Agreement-style full reciprocity between the parties and liberalised rules for Investment.
3-Jul-2006
In recent months, there has been much ado about foreign investment considerations, though the issues have not always presented themselves directly, or exclusively, as investment questions. Some of them touch on significant Jamaican interests, so we need to be especially careful in our analysis.
21-Jun-2006
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has assured investors from Kuwait's private and public sectors that Pakistan is open for business.
21-Jun-2006
A short term delay before implementing the DR-CAFTA trade accord should not significantly affect investment plans in the country, according to the U.S. investment company, Bear Stearns.
19-Jun-2006
The U.S.-Uruguay investment treaty will boost two-way investment and commerce and help advance economic freedom in Latin America.
15-Jun-2006
Asia Times
Japanese firms' investment spree in Vietnam comes amid an increasing number of free-trade agreements (FTAs) being concluded or negotiated in East Asia.
15-Jun-2006
Times of India
If you can't beat them, join them. That seems to be India's mantra in its attempt to get more Japanese investments in the manufacturing sector, with some companies using New Delhi's bilateral trade agreements to use another country as an export base for the Indian consumer.
15-Jun-2006
Mondaq
It may be advantageous for foreign investors to pursue a claim under a Political Risk insurance policy and allow the insurers to recover subsequently under any applicable investment treaty by way of subrogation.
14-Jun-2006
Oxfam
US free trade agreements with Peru and Colombia, as well as the possible agreement with Ecuador, were negotiated under the promise of great opportunities in the world's richest market, but the truth is that these agreements will have a devastating impact on the livelihoods of small farmers, public health, and the regulation of investment to protect the public interest.
14-Jun-2006
President Leonel Fernandez of the Dominican Republic will sign a number of official documents in Seoul, including a memorandum of understanding on guaranteeing bilateral investment.