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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Mexico and many other countries are facing anti-democratic corporate lawsuits like the case that pushed Khan to withdraw from international investment agreements.
Several aspects of Reko Diq deal with Barrick Gold are still concealed and Balochistan is not aware of the details of the agreement, say civil society members and politicians from the region.
Pakistán ha sido forzado por el Banco Mundial y Barrick Gold a otorgar un permiso minero en contra de su voluntad soberana. México debe poner especial atención a este caso por la demanda en su contra de la minera estadunidense Odyssey Marine Exploration.