investment | bilateral investment treaties
5-Feb-2018
Business Mirror
As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) made significant headway in January, negotiating countries in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are pressured to conclude the trade deal, and they try to make progress in the ongoing talks in Indonesia.
1-Feb-2018
IIED
Where PPP projects turn sour, governments could be exposed to arbitration claims under applicable investment treaties.
31-Jan-2018
Reuters
Britain is seeking a free trade agreement with China, Prime Minister Theresa May said, as she flew to the country for talks with Chinese leaders, adding that more should be done immediately to open up market access for British firms.
30-Jan-2018
Lexology
Recent declarations made by members of the newly elected government of Ecuador reveal a reversal of its predecessor's decision to denounce and withdrawal from the ICSID Convention, as well as all of Ecuador’s bilateral investment treaties
30-Jan-2018
Knowledge & News Network
India and Cambodia clinch a deal to work towards a Bilateral Investment Treaty which provides financial help to Southeast Asian nations.
24-Jan-2018
DailyO
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, India is likely to meet a lot of offers for free trade and investment deals. With US, France and Canada leaders meeting their Indian counterpart in coming few months, it is likely that India may enter into a free trade agreement with them. Though, it will be interesting to know how Prime Minister Modi go ahead with these offers.
23-Jan-2018
OECD
A critical review of aspects and available empirical evidence.
22-Jan-2018
Express Tribune
The TCC tribunal failure did not reflect an internal failure on the part of Pakistan’s state apparatus as much as it did the hegemonic nature of the global BIT regime that developing countries have been subjected to by the West.
19-Jan-2018
Reuters
Having cancelled investment treaties with about 50 foreign governments last year, India is struggling to convince some to accept new terms that make it harder to seek international arbitration for disputes
19-Jan-2018
Money Control
The two leaders will also discuss, among other trade and business matter, the envisaged free trade agreement between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), of which Switzerland is a member.