Signature of Canada-Nigeria FIPA, by José Ángel Rueda

05 Sunday May 2013

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Here in Europe we are longing for the publication by the European Union of the list of pre-2009 BITs that its 27 Member States want to maintain in force or permit to enter into force with third States pursuant to Articles 2 and 4(2) of Regulation 1219/2012.[1] This list will clarify the status of some 1,200 BITs entered into by EU Member States between 1959 and 2009 – undoubtedly a major event for international investment law.[2] Continue reading »

Launch of FTA talks between the EU and Morocco formally announced, by José Ángel Rueda

04 Monday Mar 2013

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On 1 March 2013 José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, paid an official visit to Morocco. At the end of the round of meetings held with H.M. King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane in Rabat, Mr. Barroso formally announced the launch of negotiations between the EU and Morocco for the conclusion of a so-called Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement or DCFTA (English for “Accord de Libre Échange Complet et Approfondi”).[1]

IMF Managing Director calls for openness for inward FDI in the Maghreb, by José Ángel Rueda

31 Thursday Jan 2013

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During the last stop of her recent African tour IMF’s Managing Director Christine Lagarde attended the fifth regional conference of finance ministers and central bank governors of the Maghreb region in Nouakchott, Mauritania where she again called for more foreign direct investment (FDI) towards Africa, this time to the Maghreb.[1]

IMF Managing Director highlights the importance of foreign investment during African tour, by José Ángel Rueda

12 Saturday Jan 2013

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IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde has wrapped up an official tour to Africa. To date two speeches delivered by Mrs. Lagarde during her tour have been published at IMF’s website: the first one before the Malawian Confederation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Lilongwe on 5 January 2013[1] and the second one before the National Assembly of Ivory Coast in Abidjan on 7 January 2013.[2]