investment | BITs

investment | bilateral investment treaties

Ending the era of investor-state dispute settlement
To accomplish the removal of ISDS efficiently, G7 countries, or some subset of them, could lead the development of a plurilateral agreement to alter all IIAs amongst the parties that sign up to it.
Resurgence of contract-based ISDS and the risk of internationalizing investor–state relations
As investment treaties face increased resistance from all quarters, there have been renewed calls to prioritize contract-based arbitrations pursuant to arbitration clauses in investment agreements negotiated between foreign investors and host states.
Indonesia, Ethiopia eye stronger economic, BRICS cooperation
Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono and Ethiopian Ambassador to Indonesia, Fekadu Beyene Aleka, discussed intensifying cooperation between the two countries and the BRICS group of developing world economies.
CCC MPs refuse to ‘protect and secure’ Mnangagwa’s Belarus deals
President Emmerson Mnangagwa presided over the signing of several Memorandum of Understanding with Belarus in Minsk on Tuesday, but opposition legislators refused to approve an agreement meant to “protect and secure” Belarusian investments in Zimbabwe.
Kuwait, China's Hong Kong sign agreement to boost cooperation
Kuwait and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region signed an agreement to promote and protect investment.
Hong Kong, Qatar ‘substantially conclude’ investment pact: HKSAR chief
Hong Kong and Qatar have made significant progress in concluding the negotiations for an Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement.
Bahrain ratifies IPA with Hungary
Bahrain has completed the ratification of the Bahrain-Hungary Investment Protection Agreement.
UAE, Bahrain enforce investment protection pact to strengthen bilateral economic ties
The agreement provides a comprehensive legal framework that ensures full protection for investments and strengthens mutual investor confidence.
Russia, China to sign new investment protection agreement
The new agreement after its signing will replace a similar one that was enforced in 2006.
Egypt approves investment promotion agreement with Saudi Arabia
The Egyptian parliament approved an agreement on the promotion and protection of mutual investments signed between Egypt and Saudi Arabia last October, Gulf Online reported.