investment | bilateral investment treaties
22-Apr-2026
Institut Veblen
European governments should plan a coordinated exit from the current investment protection regime together with other participating countries.
22-Apr-2026
Money Control
New Delhi is likely to stick to its stance of excluding taxation from BITs, as it negotiates pacts with other trading partners. The FTA the two sides agreed to is on track and expected to come into force around May .
22-Apr-2026
Power Shift
The European ISDS Scorecard ranks 30 European countries across 10 indicators that capture the scale of each country's treaty network, its policy direction, and the real-world use and financial impact of ISDS by its investors.
20-Apr-2026
Zawya
Switzerland and Bahrain signed an agreement protecting investors against political risks like discriminatory measures by the state and unlawful expropriation, guaranteeing the free transfer of investment payments, the Swiss government said.
17-Apr-2026
APP
The meeting concluded on a positive note, with both sides reiterating their resolve to deepen economic engagement and expedite progress on the Bilateral Investment Treaty.
15-Apr-2026
Fern
The EU-Indonesia CEPA and IPA aimed to enhance trade and investment while promoting "sustainable" palm oil. However, reduced tariffs on forest-risk commodities and lack of community safeguards highlight the urgent need for strict enforcement of EU due diligence regulations to protect forests and local communities.
14-Apr-2026
E3G
Around the world, governments are at risk of being sued if they enact climate policies that may affect fossil fuel companies’ profits.
10-Apr-2026
PSI
Colombia's president has announced that the country will exit the International Investment Arbitration System (ISDS). This comes in the wake of an ongoing effort against ISDS and for the exit of countries in the Global South from these mechanisms.
8-Apr-2026
Yonhap
South Korea and China are set to hold a fresh round of follow-up negotiations on service and investment under their bilateral free trade agreement.
1-Apr-2026
UZ Daily
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree ratifying international agreements with Serbia on investment protection and economic cooperation.