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L’indemnisation en vertu des traités d’investissement
IISD | 30-Mar-2021
Les principes régissant l’indemnisation sont trop importants pour que seuls les arbitres s’en chargent. Plusieurs centaines de millions – voire des milliards – de dollars sont souvent en jeu.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Most of BITs to be scrapped
Business Recorder | 25-Mar-2021
Pakistan has reportedly decided to scrap most of its existing Bilateral Investment Treaties as these pacts are shrinking the government’s policy space with respect to adopting measures of public interest.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan
Jacob Juma’s company loses Ksh300 billion to Kenyan govt
Kenyans | 24-Mar-2021
Kenya is set to receive Ksh300 billion after it won a case against Cortec Mining Kenya Ltd, associated with slain businessman Jacob Juma and Stirling Limited for revoking the mining license of niobium and rare earth minerals.
keywords: ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Kenya , mining , UK
Reforming the investment treaty regime: A ‘backward-looking’ approach
Brookings | 18-Mar-2021
A plurilateral “interpretative statements,” whereby governments endorse joint statements clarifying and defining their positions on contentious clauses in their existing investment treaties would be a practical, flexible and low-cost option.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , reformed ISDS
Four key points from the ratification of the Indonesia-Singapore bilateral investment treaty
The Online Citizen | 12-Mar-2021
Besides protection and dispute settlement, the BIT also includes several key changes in terms of application and restriction.
keywords: Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Singapore
International investment agreements and their implications for tax measures
UNCTAD | 3-Mar-2021
Most international investment agreements do not exclude taxation from their scope, which means that a wide range of tax-related measures are covered by them.
keywords: finance | banking | taxes , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Agreement for the promotion, protection and guarantee of investment among member states of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (Jun 1981)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation | 19-Feb-2021
keywords: BITs (texts of) , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , OIC
Chinese company claims US$55m from Ghana for cancellation of traffic management contract
Ghana Web | 17-Feb-2021
A Chinese-based construction company, Beijing Everyway Traffic and Lighting Tech Co Ltd is claiming USD55 million from Ghana for cancelling a contract it awarded it to develop an intelligent traffic management system for the country.
keywords: China , Ghana , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Shell files arbitration claim against Nigeria over spill dispute
The Star | 17-Feb-2021
ROYAL Dutch Shell Plc launched arbitration proceedings against the Nigerian government over a long-running community dispute.
keywords: energy , environment , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Nigeria
Sommé de passer à la caisse pour pollution au Nigeria, Shell dépose une demande en arbitrage
Ecofin | 16-Feb-2021
Shell, empêtré dans de nombreuses affaires de pollution dans le delta du Niger, a été condamné à verser des dommages-intérêts, mais semble vouloir régler le contentieux à l’amiable, d’où la sollicitation d’un arbitrage.
keywords: energy , environment , ICSID , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Netherlands , Nigeria