Determinants and Impediments of the EU-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement: The Proof of This Old Pudding Is in the Eating

2021 ◽  
pp. 151-184
Author(s):  
Nicolas Köhler-Suzuki
Keyword(s):  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Investment Agreement ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Eu

scholarly journals Taiwan — A Potential Economic Partner of South Asia

2021 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 2150006
Author(s):  
MOHAMMAD MASUDUR RAHMAN
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Investment Agreement ◽  
Alternative Markets ◽  
Economic Partnership ◽  
Partnership Agreement ◽  
Trade And Investment

Taiwan is a major hub of the global supply chains and one of the leading investors not only in China but also in other Southeast Asian markets. Although high trade complementary, bilateral trade between South Asia and Taiwan is only about US$ 9 billion, investment has only picked up recently. The computable general equilibrium (CGE) analysis indicates a substantial economic benefit of bilateral tariffs elimination between Taiwan and its South Asian partners. Taiwan has a substantial comparative advantage in producing high tech manufacturing goods while in South Asian’s main strength is in the resource-based agricultural and light manufacturing sector. Taiwan has been maintained a liberalized trade regime with minimal import tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTM) over the decades. As South Asia is booming, and Taiwan is seeking alternative markets and investments opportunities, it is time to deepen a bilateral economic relationship. South Asia is a market of 1.5 billion people with an emerging middle class along with substantial cheaper labor forces, made an ideal place for investment. A comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA) with a preferential trade and investment agreement would be useful to attract Taiwanese multinationals and seamless trade between South Asia and Taiwan.

scholarly journals Rethinking non-recognition: The EU’s Investment Agreement with Taiwan under the One-China Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 689-712
Author(s):  
Pasha L. Hsieh
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
The European Union ◽  
China Policy ◽  
Investment Protection ◽  
Investment Agreement ◽  
The One ◽  
Interdisciplinary Study ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis article re-examines the theories of recognition and non-recognition in the context of the evolving framework of the European Union (EU)’s trade and investment relations with Taiwan from legal and international relations perspectives. Notwithstanding its one-China policy, the EU has developed a pragmatic approach to engaging Taiwan under bilateral consultations and World Trade Organization negotiations that have built the foundation for the bilateral investment agreement (BIA). The article argues that since the 1980s, the EU has accorded diverse forms of recognition to Taiwan and the BIA will buttress the process. To substantiate the contention, the article systemically explores the political and trade policies of European states and EU institutions in line with their strategies toward cross-strait relations.By deciphering the new momentum that has galvanized the European Commission’s strategy towards the EU-Taiwan BIA, the research sheds light on the implications of European Parliament resolutions and the EU’s investment talks with China. The structure and impact of the BIA are also analysed in light of EU investment protection agreements with Singapore and Vietnam. Hence, the findings contribute to the interdisciplinary study of international law and international relations and enhance the understanding of the EU’s Asia-Pacific trade and investment agreements.

EU-India Bilateral Trade and Investment Agreement: Opportunities and Challenges

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debashis Chakraborty ◽  
Julien Chaisse ◽  
Animesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Investment Agreement ◽  
Trade And Investment

Does the European Union Have New Clothes?: Understanding the EU’s New Investment Treaty Model

2016 ◽  
pp. 773-822 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Dylan Dickson-Smith
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Robust Design ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Investment Treaty ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
Transatlantic Trade ◽  
Investment Agreement ◽  
General Exceptions ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Eu

The purpose of this article is to critically analyse the methodology and impact of the investment chapter the European Union (EU) proposed for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It focusses on the innovations of an appellate body and the incorporation of a ‘right to regulate’-provision, as well as general exceptions that are very similar to Article XX of the GATT. In light of the development that these features have been replicated in the CETA and the EU-Vietnam FTA, it questions why the EU is changing the traditional form of investor-State arbitration in a preferential trade and investment agreement and whether the EU’s model is viable, and formulated on a robust design that will stand the test of time.

China and the EU: Where next in bilateral trade and investment relations?

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Hannah Levinger ◽  
Syetarn Hansakul
Keyword(s):  
Bilateral Trade ◽  
Trade And Investment ◽  
The Eu
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