investissement | TBI
IIED | 8-nov-2018
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.
Globe and Mail | 28-oct-2018
Unverified rumours circulated in early 2018 that Canada was willing to abandon NAFTA’s provisions entitling foreign investors to sue for damages under what is called investor-state dispute settlement, or ISDS.
IISD | 11-oct-2018
The number of known investment treaty claims concerning agricultural investments has grown rapidly in recent years. This new briefing note from IIED, IISD and CCSI helps policy makers navigate the challenges.
Business Times | 11-oct-2018
Singapore and Indonesia signed an agreement to promote and protect investments, with the treaty promising Singapore companies operating in Indonesia protection and access to international arbitration in the event of investment disputes.
The East African | 8-oct-2018
Tanzania has terminated its Bilateral Investment Agreement with the Netherlands that East African and Dutch civil society had said was biased against the country.
The Citizen | 27-sep-2018
Tanzania is urged to review the 15 years Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) with the Kingdom of Netherlands expires in April 2019 before it reckons itself for another 10 years.
CCSI | 19-sep-2018
The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment is hosting a two-day conference on rethinking international investment governance, which seeks to elaborate principles for a progressive investment agenda.
Alternatives Economiques | 5-sep-2018
Les montants des « sentences » se comptent en milliards de dollars au total, sans qu’un chiffre exhaustif puisse être donné, certains jugements et même certaines procédures restant secrets.
IISD | 17-aoû-2018
Le modèle de TBI néerlandais révisé apparait comme une occasion manquée d’atteindre un meilleur équilibre entre les droits et les obligations des investisseurs étrangers.
IISD | 17-aoû-2018
The revised Dutch model BIT seems a missed opportunity to achieve a better balance between the rights and obligations of foreign investors.
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Business Review | 13-nov-2018
The Romanian government has won a trial at World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes against the Swiss-based energy trader Alpiq in a case related to Hidroelectrica insolvency procedure.
Romandie | 12-nov-2018
Alpiq a été débouté dans une procédure arbitrale avec l’Etat roumain dans le litige qui l’opposait à la société énergétique publique roumaine Hidroelectrica.
The Citizen | 12-nov-2018
Tanzania is currently facing 13 cases on investment disputes in various international courts with $185.58 million (about Sh426 billion) demanded.
CIAR Global | 12-nov-2018
El empresario peruano Dick Abanto ha presentado una demanda de arbitraje contra Venezuela ante el Centro Internacional de Arreglo de Diferencias relativas a Inversiones (Ciadi) por intervenir su empresa de telecomunicaciones en 2014, aduciendo su pertenencia a un venezolano acusado de fraude y estafa, que Abanto niega.
Slovak Spectator | 9-nov-2018
The German Supreme Court dismissed the original arbitration decision against Slovakia concerning the ban on health-insurance companies’ profits.
IIED | 8-nov-2018
Many SEZs have been associated with compressions of land, labour and human rights. Investment treaties protect investments against adverse regulatory change, including in SEZs. To date, investors have brought at least 20 arbitrations to challenge diverse aspects of SEZ regimes.