investment | bilateral investment treaties
9-Mar-2021
The Straits Times
A bilateral investment treaty between Singapore and Indonesia has come into force after being ratified in a virtual meeting on March 9.
3-Mar-2021
UNCTAD
Most international investment agreements do not exclude taxation from their scope, which means that a wide range of tax-related measures are covered by them.
1-Mar-2021
GhanaWeb
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs minister-designate has sought for a renegotiation of the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) signed between Ghana and Spain.
19-Feb-2021
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
19-Feb-2021
Euractiv
The European Commission said that it wants to “explore options” for expanding the EU’s trade and investment with India.
17-Feb-2021
Ghana Web
A Chinese-based construction company, Beijing Everyway Traffic and Lighting Tech Co Ltd is claiming USD55 million from Ghana for cancelling a contract it awarded it to develop an intelligent traffic management system for the country.
17-Feb-2021
The Star
ROYAL Dutch Shell Plc launched arbitration proceedings against the Nigerian government over a long-running community dispute.
16-Feb-2021
Hindustan Times
In the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment is expected to face intense resistance from some European lawmakers, while international unionists, who say the pact will do nothing to stop human rights abuses or protect labour rights in China, have vowed to ramp up pressure over the deal.
12-Feb-2021
Investment Monitor
Categorical claims about the impact of trade deals on FDI are not supported by the evidence, which paints a nuanced and sometimes contradictory picture.
11-Feb-2021
Project Syndicate
EU negotiators made some progress in important areas like market access, investment liberalization, and sustainable development. But can an incremental bilateral agreement like the CAI really govern economic relations with today’s China?