investment | bilateral investment treaties
7-Jul-2014
Jakarta Post
Indonesia’s intention to end bilateral investment treaties (BIT) has been questioned again and again, most recently in an article published on July 1 in the Financial Times, writes Indonesia's Ambassador to Belgium in a Jakarta Post opinion piece.
4-Jul-2014
Pambazuka
Much hope is placed on foreign direct investment to deliver development capital for African countries. Yet FDIs are part of the global financial capitalist system, which maintains and reproduces inequality and keeps African states dependent on Western countries and financial institutions, writes Yash Tandon.
2-Jul-2014
The Hill
US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said Tuesday that the United States and China aren’t prepared to wrap up work on an investment agreement during high-level meetings next week.
25-Jun-2014
WSJ
The US's incoming ambassador to China said Thursday that hammering out a new investment treaty between the two countries would be among his priorities.
24-Jun-2014
TOI
Ignoring protests from India's department of industrial policy and promotion, the department of economic affairs is planning to approach the Union Cabinet for a go-ahead for the new model text for bilateral investment protection agreements (BIPAs).
13-Jun-2014
scribd.com
as leaked to EPSU and released on 13 June 2014
13-Jun-2014
rabble.ca
A court hearing on June 10 was the second attempt by the Hupacasath and their allies to claim Section 35 rights to be consulted over the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement (FIPA)
12-Jun-2014
Prensa Latina
Chinese and US representatives are beginning another round of negotiations here today in this capital on a bilateral investment treaty, said the Commerce Ministry.
7-Jun-2014
Mondaq
This Legal alert outlines the several means by which investment protection for foreign investors in Indonesia can be reassured.
29-May-2014
Network for Justice in Global Investment
This document seeks to incorporate proposals that have for some time been in the process of elaboration by actors from civil society, social movements, academics, and legal experts.