Sentences with phrase «states by foreign investors»

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Foreign investors hit the brakes last December, shortly after the Harper government approved the Nexen and Progress deals and the prime minister warned that future takeovers in the oilsands by state - owned enterprises (SOEs) would be approved on only an exceptional basis.

By selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.&raquBy selling the bonds to Monaco, investors were trying to get around the 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which says, «The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.&raquby citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state.&raquby citizens or subjects of any foreign state.»

If actual investment in the United States is far below desired investment, then transferring savings from abroad to reduce the gap between the two is matched by a commensurate increase in investment; because productive investment makes the economy grow faster than it otherwise would have, a part of the increased productivity can go to pay foreign investors and the bulk of it remain in the United States.

Omitting or limiting these core provisions enabled the Chinese government to continue legislating in favour of Chinese state - owned enterprises and avoided recourse to international arbitration by foreign investors.

Debt held by the public, such as Treasury securities held by investors outside the federal government, including that held by individuals, corporations, the Federal Reserve System and foreign, state and local governments.

The governor said the state government had attracted over 100 industries to the state due to its investor - friendly policies, adding that a recent report released by the Commonwealth Forum indicated the state had 75 per cent of the Foreign Direct Investment that came into the country.

I doubt that any legal system could extend the generous remedy made available to foreign investors under the treaties to all investors or indeed to all persons, each of whom can also be treated unfairly and inequitably by the state.

The latter, generally done by the arbitration of complaints by foreign investors against the non-compliant state.

In the area of international disputes, Janis represents sovereign states and their state - owned corporations in investor / state disputes before the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and other arbitral forums and in lawsuits brought against her governmental clients in the U.S. courts, governed as to jurisdiction by the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

The increasing importance of international investment has been accompanied by the rapid development of a new field of international law that defines the obligations of host states towards foreign investors and creates procedures for resolving disputes in connection with those obligations.

representing a state in an investor - state arbitration under ICC Rules commenced by a foreign investor and arising from an airport service agreement

The basic problem arises when a foreign investor challenges a generally applicable regulation that was enacted by the host state as a good - faith attempt to promote the public interest.

To a foreign investor affected by such judicial measures, it is not always clear, however, what judicial measures (especially in countries like India with one of the most activist Supreme Courts in the world) can be subject to a claim under investment treaty law; which theory of liability is appropriate for a state's liability arising out of judiciary's conduct (or omissions); and which policy issues these different theories of liability raise.

Legal claims brought against a Sovereign State or its instrumentalities by a foreign investor under a bilateral or multilateral investment treaty, or a contract or a domestic investment law, require a legal team of the highest international caliber: with great expertise in international law, a deep understanding of the civil and common law systems, extensive experience in the various fora and rules under which claims are raised, an enhanced capability to analyze complex facts and industries, broad language abilities, and sensitivity to political and cultural issues in the various regions of the world.

The reason the inclusion of ISDS provisions is to provide foreign investors the right to seek compensation for damages arising out of breaches of investment related obligations (such as Expropriation, Most Favoured Nation, National Treatment and Fair and Equitable Treatment) by Host State Governments.

Stated differently, NAFTA currently contains a mechanism that favors one party (foreign investors) in a way that prevents signatory nations from enacting and enforcing laws approved of by democratically elected representatives.

According to the 19th Annual Foreign Investment Survey conducted by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate (AFIRE), more than 60 percent of respondents said that the United States is the country that offers the best potential for capital appreciation.

But the decision whether to buy or build a business in the United States is also governed by a host of factors — geographic, demographic, financial and industrial — that need to be studied by foreign investors before making a commitment.