investment | bilateral investment treaties
12-Nov-2013
Tthe Harper government recently committed Canada to ratify the ICSID Convention.
10-Nov-2013
The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), in Washington, DC, will hear a case by Israeli investors seeking more than 100 billion forints (EUR 337m) in damages from the state of Hungary because of a failed casino investment, daily Magyar Nemzet said on its website on Saturday.
9-Nov-2013
Since announcing the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) two weeks ago Harper’s Conservatives have repeatedly labelled those questioning the deal as “anti-trade”. But this Canada-European Union accord is one part trade and four parts ‘corporate bill of rights’.
3-Nov-2013
Canada has confirmed its ratification of the World Bank’s ICSID Convention by depositing its “Instrument of Ratification” with the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes on Nov. 1, 2013.
2-Nov-2013
The free trade agreement between Australia and South Korea is now "exceedingly close" after a sticking point was removed by the Abbott government, Seoul's lead negotiator said yesterday.
2-Nov-2013
Pakistan has landed in hot waters following the provisional decision of ICSID (international court for settlement of investment disputes) announced on October 16 which says that government of Pakistan should allow the Karkey’s vessel based power generation unit to move from Karachi port, as Supreme Court’s verdict is quite vivid that says that unless and until Karkey gives $ 128 million to Pakistan it cannot be allowed to leave the port, Pakistan Observer has learnt reliably.
2-Nov-2013
Giving official reaction to the claim of Turkish firm Karkey Karadeniz ElektrikUretim regarding release of a power vessel, a senior official in the Attorney General’s office on Tuesday said that the World Bank-affiliated International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) had rejected Turkish company’s Rental Power Project (RPP) Karkey claim against Pakistan.
2-Nov-2013
tralac
Proposed legal framework to replace previous BITs
2-Nov-2013
Mail & Guardian
The Swiss government says it regrets South Africa's decision to terminate the bilateral investment treaty between the two countries.
31-Oct-2013
1st of November 2013 is an important date if one wants to get rid of this outdated treaty which poses growing risk to policy making in the public interest