International Investment Agreements of Belarus

Belarus has concluded the following Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs), Treaties with Investment Provisions (TIPs) and Investment Related Instruments (IRIs) according to the database of UNCTAD.[1]

Bilateral Investment Treaties

No. Short title Status Parties Date of signature Date of entry into force
1 Belarus - Equatorial Guinea BIT (2023) Signed (not in force) Equatorial Guinea 09/12/2023
2 Belarus - Zimbabwe BIT (2023) Signed (not in force) Zimbabwe 31/01/2023
3 Belarus - Uzbekistan BIT (2019) In force Uzbekistan 01/08/2019 20/08/2022
4 Belarus - Hungary BIT (2019) In force Hungary 14/01/2019 28/09/2019
5 Belarus - India BIT (2018) In force India 24/09/2018 05/03/2020
6 Belarus - Turkey BIT (2018) In force Türkiye 14/02/2018 30/12/2022
7 Belarus - Georgia BIT (2017) In force Georgia 01/03/2017 01/12/2017
8 Belarus - Sudan BIT (2017) Signed (not in force) Sudan 17/01/2017
9 Belarus - Turkmenistan BIT (2015) In force Turkmenistan 10/12/2015 30/11/2016
10 Belarus - Iraq BIT (2014) In force Iraq 23/08/2014 11/08/2016
11 Belarus - Cambodia BIT (2014) In force Cambodia 23/04/2014 14/04/2016
12 Belarus - Lao People's Democratic Republic BIT (2013) In force Lao People's Democratic Republic 01/07/2013 20/03/2014
13 Bangladesh - Belarus BIT (2012) Signed (not in force) Bangladesh 12/11/2012
14 Azerbaijan - Belarus BIT (2010) In force Azerbaijan 03/06/2010 01/07/2011
15 Belarus - Estonia BIT (2009) Signed (not in force) Estonia 21/10/2009
16 Belarus - Saudi Arabia BIT (2009) In force Saudi Arabia 20/07/2009 07/08/2010
17 Belarus - Mexico BIT (2008) In force Mexico 04/09/2008 27/08/2009
18 Belarus - Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of BIT (2007) In force Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 06/12/2007 13/08/2008
19 Belarus - Slovenia BIT (2006) Signed (not in force) Slovenia 18/10/2006
20 Belarus - Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of BIT (2006) In force Korea, Dem. People's Rep. of 24/08/2006 31/05/2017
21 Belarus - Finland BIT (2006) In force Finland 08/06/2006 10/04/2008
22 Belarus - Slovakia BIT (2005) In force Slovakia 26/08/2005 01/09/2006
23 Belarus - Bosnia and Herzegovina BIT (2004) In force Bosnia and Herzegovina 29/11/2004 22/01/2006
24 Belarus - Oman BIT (2004) In force Oman 10/05/2004 18/01/2005
25 Belarus - Denmark BIT (2004) In force Denmark 31/03/2004 20/07/2005
26 Belarus - Yemen BIT (2003) Signed (not in force) Yemen 18/07/2003
27 Belarus - Jordan BIT (2002) In force Jordan 20/12/2002 22/12/2005
28 Belarus - India BIT (2002) Terminated India 27/11/2002 23/11/2003
29 Bahrain - Belarus BIT (2002) In force Bahrain 26/10/2002 16/06/2008
30 Belarus - BLEU (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union) BIT (2002) Signed (not in force) BLEU (Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union) 09/04/2002
31 Belarus - Kuwait BIT (2001) In force Kuwait 10/07/2001 14/06/2003
32 Belarus - Croatia BIT (2001) In force Croatia 26/06/2001 14/07/2005
33 Belarus - Macedonia, The former Yugoslav Republic of BIT (2001) In force North Macedonia 20/06/2001 22/11/2002
34 Belarus - Lebanon BIT (2001) In force Lebanon 19/06/2001 29/12/2002
35 Belarus - Mongolia BIT (2001) In force Mongolia 28/05/2001 01/12/2001
36 Armenia - Belarus BIT (2001) In force Armenia 26/05/2001 10/02/2002
37 Austria - Belarus BIT (2001) In force Austria 16/05/2001 01/06/2002
38 Belarus - Qatar BIT (2001) In force Qatar 17/02/2001 06/08/2004
39 Belarus - Libya BIT (2000) In force Libya 01/11/2000 23/02/2002
40 Belarus - Cuba BIT (2000) In force Cuba 08/06/2000 16/08/2001
41 Belarus - Singapore BIT (2000) In force Singapore 15/05/2000 13/01/2001
42 Belarus - Israel BIT (2000) In force Israel 11/04/2000 14/08/2003
43 Belarus - United Arab Emirates BIT (2000) In force United Arab Emirates 27/03/2000 16/02/2001
44 Belarus - Moldova, Republic of BIT (1999) In force Moldova, Republic of 28/05/1999 19/11/1999
45 Belarus - Kyrgyzstan BIT (1999) In force Kyrgyzstan 30/03/1999 11/11/2001
46 Belarus - Lithuania BIT (1999) In force Lithuania 05/03/1999 16/05/2002
47 Belarus - Tajikistan BIT (1998) In force Tajikistan 03/09/1998 25/08/1999
48 Belarus - Cyprus BIT (1998) In force Cyprus 29/05/1998 03/09/1998
49 Belarus - Syrian Arab Republic BIT (1998) In force Syrian Arab Republic 11/03/1998 01/10/1998
50 Belarus - Latvia BIT (1998) In force Latvia 03/03/1998 21/12/1998
51 Belarus - Korea, Republic of BIT (1997) In force Korea, Republic of 22/04/1997 09/08/1997
52 Belarus - Egypt BIT (1997) In force Egypt 20/03/1997 18/01/1999
53 Belarus - Pakistan BIT (1997) Signed (not in force) Pakistan 22/01/1997
54 Belarus - Czech Republic BIT (1996) In force Czechia 14/10/1996 09/04/1998
55 Belarus - Serbia BIT (1996) In force Serbia 06/03/1996 25/01/1997
56 Belarus - Bulgaria BIT (1996) In force Bulgaria 21/02/1996 11/11/1997
57 Belarus - Ukraine BIT (1995) In force Ukraine 14/12/1995 11/06/1997
58 Belarus - Turkey BIT (1995) Terminated Türkiye 08/08/1995 20/02/1997
59 Belarus - Italy BIT (1995) Terminated Italy 25/07/1995 12/08/1997
60 Belarus - Iran, Islamic Republic of BIT (1995) In force Iran, Islamic Republic of 14/07/1995 23/06/2000
61 Belarus - Romania BIT (1995) In force Romania 31/05/1995 08/01/1997
62 Belarus - Netherlands BIT (1995) In force Netherlands 11/04/1995 01/08/1996
63 Belarus - Sweden BIT (1994) In force Sweden 20/12/1994 01/11/1996
64 Belarus - United Kingdom BIT (1994) In force United Kingdom 01/03/1994 28/12/1994
65 Belarus - United States of America BIT (1994) Signed (not in force) United States of America 15/01/1994
66 Belarus - France BIT (1993) Signed (not in force) France 28/10/1993
67 Belarus - Switzerland BIT (1993) In force Switzerland 28/05/1993 13/07/1994
68 Belarus - Germany BIT (1993) In force Germany 02/04/1993 23/09/1996
69 Belarus - China BIT (1993) In force China 11/01/1993 14/01/1995
70 Belarus - Finland BIT (1992) Terminated Finland 28/10/1992 11/12/1994
71 Belarus - Viet Nam BIT (1992) In force Viet Nam 08/07/1992 24/11/1994
72 Belarus - Poland BIT (1992) In force Poland 24/04/1992 18/01/1993
73 Belarus - Spain BIT (1990) In force Spain 26/10/1990 28/11/1991
74 Belarus - Belgium/Luxembourg BIT (1989) In force Belgium 09/02/1989 02/08/1991
75 Belarus - Belgium/Luxembourg BIT (1989) In force Luxembourg 09/02/1989 18/08/1991

Treaties with Investment Provisions

No. Short title Status Parties Date of signature Date of entry into force
1 Belarus - United Arab Emirates Services and Investment Agreement (2025) Signed (not in force) United Arab Emirates 27/06/2025
2 Belarus - China Agreement on Service Trade and Investment (2024) Signed (not in force) China 22/08/2024
3 CIS Agreement on Services and Investment (2023) In force 08/06/2023 05/06/2024
4 Eurasian Economic Union - Viet Nam FTA (2015) In force Viet Nam 29/05/2015 05/10/2016
5 Treaty on the Eurasian Economic Union (2014) In force 29/05/2014 01/01/2015
6 Belarus - Kazakhstan - Russia Agreement on Services and Investment (2010) In force Kazakhstan, Russian Federation 09/12/2010 01/01/2012
7 Eurasian Investment Agreement (2008) In force Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan 12/12/2008 11/01/2016
8 Common Economic Zone Agreement (2003) In force Kazakhstan, Russian Federation, Ukraine 19/09/2003 20/05/2004
9 CIS Investor Rights Convention (1997) In force Armenia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Republic of, Tajikistan 28/03/1997 21/01/1999
10 Belarus - EC Cooperation Agreement (1995) Signed (not in force) EU (European Union) 06/03/1995
11 The Energy Charter Treaty (1994) In force 17/12/1994 16/04/1998
No. Short title Date of adoption Level Type
1 MIGA Convention 1985 Multilateral Intergovernmental agreements
2 New York Convention 1958 Multilateral Intergovernmental agreements
3 ICSID Convention 1965 Multilateral Intergovernmental agreements
4 Draft Supplementary Treaty to the Energy Charter Treaty 1998 Regional/Plurilateral Draft instruments
5 UN Code of Conduct on Transnational Corporations 1983 Multilateral Draft instruments
6 World Bank Investment Guidelines 1992 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
7 ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises 2000 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
8 ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises 2006 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
9 ILO Tripartite Declaration on Multinational Enterprises 1977 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
10 UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights 2011 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
11 Permanent Sovereignty UN Resolution 1962 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
12 New International Economic Order UN Resolution 1974 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar
13 Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States 1974 Multilateral Guidelines, principles, resolutions and similar

See also

References

  1. ^ "Belarus | International Investment Agreements Navigator | UNCTAD Investment Policy Hub".