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Le retour du commerce administré menace le libre-échange
Les Echos | 14-Jan-2016
L’accord sur le climat ou la création d’une nouvelle banque de développement par les BRICS l’an dernier vont influer sur 2016. Mais le vrai enjeu, moins médiatique, ce sont les accords commerciaux restrictifs qui s’annoncent.
keywords: climate , CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Rafael Correa anuncia que Ecuador asumirá los ‘pasivos’ de Oxy
El Universo | 13-Jan-2016
Ecuador alcanzó un acuerdo de pago con la empresa petrolera estadounidense Occidental (Oxy), anunció ayer (9-1) el presidente Rafael Correa, en el enlace sabatino 458, transmitido desde Malchinguí, Pichincha.
keywords: Ecuador , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Rafael Correa announces that Ecuador will assume Oxy’s “liabilities”
El Universo | 13-Jan-2016
President Rafael Correa announced that Ecuador has reached a payment plan with the US oil company, Occidental (Oxy)
keywords: Ecuador , ICSID , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Who has benefited financially from investment treaty arbitration?
SSRN | 13-Jan-2016
The beneficiaries of ISDS have overwhelmingly been companies with more than USD1 billion in annual revenue and individuals with more than USD100 million in net wealth.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ecuador is paying Occidental $980M to settle its lawsuit
Seeking Alpha | 12-Jan-2016
Ecuador paid $100M on Dec. 21; will pay another $100M on Jan. 15; $100M on Jan. 31; $200M on Feb. 29; $300M on March 31; and the remainder on April 29.
keywords: Ecuador , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS
Ecuador llega a acuerdo de pago con petrolera Oxy
Prensa Latina | 11-Jan-2016
Ecuador llegó a un acuerdo con la petrolera estadounidense Oxy sobre el pago de una multa por mil 400 millones de dólares impuesta al país suramericano por un tribunal arbitral, anunció hoy el presidente Rafael Correa.
keywords: Ecuador , investor-state disputes | ISDS , US
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
Bauxite mining moratorium could land Malaysia in trouble under TPP, says law professor
The Malaysian Insider | 11-Jan-2016
The Malaysian government could be sued by foreign corporations if it intervened in their business activities under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
keywords: CPTPP , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Malaysia , mining
TransCanada, this is what democracy looks like
Huffington Post | 11-Jan-2016
Canadian company TransCanada’s announcement that it will sue the American people for $15 billion perfectly illustrates how today’s corporate-empowering trade policies threaten the way democracy is supposed to work.
keywords: climate , energy , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US
This NAFTA lawsuit over Keystone XL proves ‘free trade’ deals kill democracy
eNews Park Forest | 8-Jan-2016
‘The idea that some trade agreement should force us to overheat the planet’s atmosphere is, quite simply, insane.’
keywords: climate , investor-state disputes | ISDS , NAFTA | USMCA , US