Guatemala ha sido condenada por un tribunal internacional al pago de una indemnización de 64,5 millones USD, más la mitad de los costos de la demandante y las tarifas del tribunal, a la compañía panameña Energía y Renovación.
La compañía minera canadiense First Quantum Minerals ha suspendido el arbitraje que tenía planeado presentar en el marco del Tratado de Libre Comercio entre Canadá y Panamá.
The urgent demand for critical minerals has led to the expansion of mining operations, often accompanied by significant human rights and environmental abuses that cause social unrest and spark disputes between states and foreign investors.
Panama has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a dispute with Dominion Mineral Corp. after losing an arbitration award in 2020 over the US mining company’s copper-gold exploration licences.
Odebrecht ha perdido el arbitraje que mantiene con el Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen SA (AITSA), compañía estatal panameña, y en el que reclamaba 19 millones de dólares a través de un arbitraje iniciado en 2021.
Panama faces arbitration claims arising out of recent measures affecting foreign-owned investments in mining and other sectors, which are worth substantially more than half of its GDP.
Orla Mining Ltd. has filed a request for arbitration against the Government of Panama under the Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement regarding the cancellation of the Cerro Quema mining concession in late 2023.