investment | BITs

investment | bilateral investment treaties

Belgium urged to ratify EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement
Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman has called on the Belgian Parliament to swiftly ratify the European Union – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement to facilitate stronger bilateral investment.
India-Kyrgyz Bilateral Investment Treaty comes into force, replaces agreement of 2000
The BIT has calibrated the Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanism with mandatory exhaustion of local remedies, thereby, providing investors alternate dispute resolution mechanism.
Georgia and South Korea conclude fifth round of negotiations on Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement
Georgia and the Republic of Korea conducted the fifth round of negotiations on the draft Agreement on Bilateral Promotion and Protection of Investments.
India, EU may go for comprehensive FTA; investment, GI pacts to follow later
India and the European Union are likely to agree upon a comprehensive free trade agreement instead of an interim deal, an official said.
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.