Barbados Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

Barbados has concluded investment treaties with the following countries:

Country	Date of Signature	Entry into Force
The United Kingdom	April 07, 1993	April 1993
Venezuela	July 15, 1994	October 31, 1995
Germany	December 02, 1994	May 11, 2002
Switzerland	March 29, 1995	June 26, 1995
Italy	October 25, 1995	July 21, 1995
Cuba	February 19, 1996	August 13, 1998
Canada	May 29, 1996	January 17, 1997
China	July 20, 1998	October 1, 1999
Mauritius	September 28, 2004	June 28, 2005
Republic of Ghana	April 22, 2008	Awaiting Ratification
Belgium -Luxembourg Economic Union	May 29, 2009	Awaiting Ratification