investment | BITs

investment | bilateral investment treaties

Treating intellectual property as an investment, and subjecting it to treaty arbitration, can have undesirable impact
Free trade agreements tend to treat intellectual property as an investment made by investor corporations, allowing private investment disputes to be raised against the host country.
China offers concessions to avert trade war with U.S.: FT
China is prepared to raise the investment ceiling in the bilateral Investment treaty and is also willing to end the ban on U.S. beef imports.
India’s bilateral investment pacts under cloud
Most have expired; partners unwilling to renew them under Finance Ministry’s model draft
Japan activates investment agreement with Iran
The agreement covers a host of full and comprehensive issues in terms of encouraging and supporting investment in Iran and Japan.
Nigeria pushes for investment treaty with Japan
Government eager for expertise and capital from electronics and machinery makers.
Romania - the end of intra-EU bilateral investment treaties
The law approving the termination of agreements on mutual promotion and protection of investments concluded by Romania with other Member States (Intra-EU BITs) was published in the Official Gazette.
International investment law and arbitration: a conceptual framework
Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) has become the most controversial form of international litigation.
Mixed messages to investors as India quietly terminates bilateral investment treaties with 58 countries
The Government of India says it has sent notices to terminate bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with 58 countries, including 22 EU countries. It has been reported that many of these BITs will cease to apply to new investments from as early as April 2017.
India refuses Canada’s proposal of signing investment deal before free trade pact
New Delhi says it will not result in a balanced outcome.