Members of the Group of 20 (G-20) concluded three new international investment agreements (IIAs) between May 16 and October 15, 2022. The World Trade Organization (WTO) noted that G20 members concluded two new bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and one «other IIA»: the Indonesia-Switzerland BIT, the Bahrain–Japan BIT, and
The global FDI trend improved in 2021 and its flows increased 28% Q1 2022 compared to Q4 2021, reaching US$535 billion. In the first quarter of 2022, global FDI flows reached their highest quarterly level in five years, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reported, based on data from
Price controls in Mexico involve, among others, the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece), the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT), the Ministry of Economy (SE) and the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP). First of all, the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States and the Federal Law of
South Korea stands out in the shipbuilding sector, with the dominance of HHI and SHI, where it ranks second in the world after China. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the shipbuilding sector has been undergoing a restructuring process, in line with the trend to focus on
The United States stands by its position in favor of the status quo in the China–Taiwan relationship, an issue of growing importance in the international economy. The White House reported that it has an abiding interest in maintaining peace and stability along the Taiwan Strait, which is critical
The White House described highlights of the competition for economic power between the United States and China in the Indo-Pacific and the world. On this, it highlighted the following conditions in its National Security Strategy. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the only competitor to the United