ISDS Case Map
investment | BITs
investment | bilateral investment treaties
Taiwan urges Nigeria to renew their 1991 investment protection agreement to foster a safer investment climate between both nations. With Taiwan's trade totaling $1bn in 2022, the country aims to expand its presence in areas such as technology, education, and agriculture.
India's Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has asked the commerce ministry to examine the model text of the bilateral investment treaty and suggest modifications to further improve the ease of doing business.
The caretaker government had ratified the draft of FTA, including the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT).
International investment agreements enable corporations to sue foreign governments for loss of profits. The sums they demand can be so huge that even the threat of a claim is enough to make governments cave in.
Switzerland pursues a new bilateral investment treaty with India post EFTA deal, addressing model treaty concerns.India remains reluctant on concessions, focusing on market.
The question for the next government is: will it continue the neoliberal model under the FTAs and BITs that pledge our sovereignty in courts like the ICSID?
Sri Lanka and India is working on a bilateral investment treaty, a media report quoted High Commission Santosh Jha as saying.
Mozambique faces a substantial economic risk due to its exposure to investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) claims by foreign investors in its coal, oil, and gas sectors. The investment protections in the country’s international investment agreements and contracts, combined with ISDS, expose Mozambique to multi-billion-dollar financial liabilities.
India and the UAE signed the Bilateral Investment Treaty, which will be a key enabler for further promoting investments in both countries.
The European Commission and Canada have agreed on the “interpretation” of parts of their trade agreement that relate to investor protection from environmental regulation, in a push by Brussels to persuade member states to ratify the bilateral multibillion-euro deal.
