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Dispute settlement mechanisms: BoI asked to show ‘flexibility’
Business Recorder | 30-Nov-2023
These directions were issued after threadbare discussion with Saudi Arabia and Qatar which are insisting on the option of international arbitration in a template of Bilateral Investment Treaty.
keywords: GCC , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , Saudi Arabia , UAE
"Terrorisme judiciaire" : Quand les investisseurs plument les Etats qui tentent de sortir des énergies polluantes
Novethic | 30-Nov-2023
Créé dans les années 60, le "règlement des différents entre investisseurs et États" s’est transformé en obstacle majeur pour le climat.
keywords: climate , ECT , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan
Barrick Gold règle un différend minier avec le Pakistan à la mine de cuivre et d’or de Reko Diq
Zone Bourse | 12-Dec-2022
Barrick Gold a mis fin à un différend avec le gouvernement du Pakistan concernant les droits miniers du projet Reko Diq suite à une décision de la Cour suprême du pays.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan
Govt, Barrick Gold settlement agreement ’legal’ in Reko Diq project: SC
The Express Tribune | 9-Dec-2022
The Supreme Court declared that the settlement agreement between Canadian mining company Barrick Gold and the government of Pakistan in the Reko Diq mining project is legal.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan
Proposed BIT with Hungary: Differences emerge between BoI, ministries over proposal
Business Recorder | 7-Dec-2022
There are two sticking points in the negotiations of the Pakistan-Hungary BIT: one is “Expropriation” and the other is “Subrogation”.
keywords: Hungary , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Pakistan
Reko Diq settlement hangs by thread
The Express Tribune | 28-Nov-2022
The government urged all stakeholders to complete pending actions hampering the conclusion of the $900 million settlement deal in the Reko Diq case to avoid a $5.9 billion penalty.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , mining , Pakistan
A blistering cost
Dawn | 9-Nov-2022
In Pakistan, the provincial assemblies will pass special resolutions, and the parliament will provide constitutional cover to a new binding document — Foreign Investment (Promotion and Protection) Act (FIPPA), 2022.
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , ISDS reform , Pakistan
BITs with EC, South Asia to continue
The Express Tribune | 11-Oct-2022
Pakistani government decides to avoid future investment treaties and cancels agreements posing legal risks.
keywords: EU , investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , SAFTA
Turkish firms move WB, seek $230m award against Pakistan
The Express Tribune | 23-Jun-2022
Two Turkish waste management companies have filed a complaint in the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) seeking a $230 million award against Pakistan
keywords: investor-state disputes | ISDS , Pakistan , services , Türkiye
Ousted Pakistani leader as challenging investment treaties that give corporations excessive power
Inequality.org | 15-Apr-2022
Mexico and many other countries are facing anti-democratic corporate lawsuits like the case that pushed Khan to withdraw from international investment agreements.
keywords: investment | BITs , investor-state disputes | ISDS , Mexico , mining , NAFTA | USMCA , Pakistan