Investment protection
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Investment protection is a broad economic term referring to any form of guarantee or insurance that investment
s made will not be lost, this may be through fraud
or otherwise. For example, the Investment Protection Bureau is a New York State legal body which is charged, according to the New York State Securities Law (the Martin Act), to protect the public
from fraud by monitoring and limiting investment. Most other protection is of this form, monitoring broker
s and comparable individuals, and legally preventing them from misusing investment.
Investment protection treaties [Sometimes called as Bileteral Investments Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPA)BITs); sometimes called as Investments Protection and Promotion Agreements (IPPA) are widely used in biletetal agreements between two states. A similar multiratal agreement has effective under Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). There are some what 2500 BIPA amongst states.
BIPA and Nepal
In 21 October 2011, Nepal
enterred into BIPA with India
in official visit of Prime-minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
. Returning home, he faced political obstacles from own ruling party chauvinist wing. In the airport he faced black-flags welcome and tourchered in parliamentary meeting as well as in party meeting. Noone were known that Nepal
already had another 5 BIPAs (Professional Studies Resources Developers, Nepal) since 1983.
Investment
Investment has different meanings in finance and economics. Finance investment is putting money into something with the expectation of gain, that upon thorough analysis, has a high degree of security for the principal amount, as well as security of return, within an expected period of time...
s made will not be lost, this may be through fraud
Fraud
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law violation...
or otherwise. For example, the Investment Protection Bureau is a New York State legal body which is charged, according to the New York State Securities Law (the Martin Act), to protect the public
Public
In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individuals, and the public is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the Öffentlichkeit or public sphere. The concept of a public has also been defined in political science,...
from fraud by monitoring and limiting investment. Most other protection is of this form, monitoring broker
Stock broker
A stock broker or stockbroker is a regulated professional broker who buys and sells shares and other securities through market makers or Agency Only Firms on behalf of investors...
s and comparable individuals, and legally preventing them from misusing investment.
Investment protection treaties [Sometimes called as Bileteral Investments Protection and Promotion Agreements (BIPA)BITs); sometimes called as Investments Protection and Promotion Agreements (IPPA) are widely used in biletetal agreements between two states. A similar multiratal agreement has effective under Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA). There are some what 2500 BIPA amongst states.
BIPA and Nepal
In 21 October 2011, Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
enterred into BIPA with India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in official visit of Prime-minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai
Baburam Bhattarai
Dr. Baburam Bhattarai is a Nepalese politician who became the 35th Prime Minister of Nepal in August 2011. He is a senior Standing Committee Member and vice chairperson of Unified Communist Party of Nepal . His party started a revolutionary People's War in Nepal in 1996 that ultimately led to the...
. Returning home, he faced political obstacles from own ruling party chauvinist wing. In the airport he faced black-flags welcome and tourchered in parliamentary meeting as well as in party meeting. Noone were known that Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
already had another 5 BIPAs (Professional Studies Resources Developers, Nepal) since 1983.