investment | BITs

Karuturi challenges Ethiopia decision to cancel farm project

Bloomberg | 11-Jan-2016

Karuturi Global Ltd., one of the largest investors in Ethiopia’s farm industry, is challenging the termination of its project, claiming the government broke the terms of its agreement with the company.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , Ethiopia , India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

ANALYSIS: In final version of its new model investment treaty, India dials back ambition of earlier proposals – but still favors some big changes

IA Reporter | 6-Jan-2016

Following the release in April of 2015 of a draft model investment treaty, the government of India unveiled a final version of its proposed negotiating text.

keywords: India , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

L’actuel règlement des différends en matière d’investissement, un obstacle important pour la promotion d’un ordre international démocratique et équitable

CADTM | 30-Dec-2015

Les accords internationaux d’investissement sont un puissant instrument de domination et de spoliation de la richesse des États.

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform

Foreign Direct Investment: myths and realities

IPS | 30-Dec-2015

There is no clear evidence that bilateral investment treaties have a strong impact on the direction of FDI inflows.

keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS

American mining giant escaped Indonesian law with ISDS

IPS | 30-Dec-2015

American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.

keywords: Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , mining

French firm attacks Ugandan tax using ISDS

Inter-Press Service | 29-Dec-2015

The heavily criticized legal mechanism, known as ISDS, is an important tool for European companies to pressurize developing countries. This year Uganda joins the rank of developing nations asking themselves: “Why have we ever signed this?”

keywords: corporate interests , France , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , natural resources , Netherlands , Uganda

American mining giant escaped Indonesian law with ISDS

http://www.ipsnews.net/2015/12/amer... | 29-Dec-2015

American mining corporation Newmont escaped the domestic processing requirement from Indonesia’s 2009 Mining Law. It achieved this by using a clause in a Dutch investment treaty.

keywords: corporate interests , Indonesia , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Netherlands , US

Land deals and investment treaties

IIED | 18-Dec-2015

The vast majority of the land deals from the recent wave of agribusiness investments in low and middle-income countries are protected by at least one investment treaty.

keywords: agriculture | farmers | food , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , land