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CEPR | 2-Apr-2025
Ecuador’s free trade agreement with Canada presents a glaring conflict of interest for President Noboa, whose family, one of Ecuador’s wealthiest, has a sizable financial stake in a Canada-based mining company.
keywords:
Canada ,
Ecuador ,
environment ,
human rights ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
sovereignty | democracy
Reuters | 2-Apr-2025
First Quantum Minerals said it had agreed to discontinue two arbitration proceedings related to its Cobre Panama copper mine.
Business Human Rights Journal | 1-Apr-2025
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.
keywords:
environment ,
human rights ,
investment | BITs ,
investor-state disputes | ISDS ,
mining ,
Panama
TNI | 28-Mar-2025
The landscape of financial profiteering from investor-state dispute settlement claims.
Xinhua | 28-Mar-2025
The lower house of Kazakhstan’s parliament has approved the law on ratifying the agreement between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan on encouragement and mutual protection of investments.
Azernews | 26-Mar-2025
British oil and gas company Victoria Oil & Gas has filed a lawsuit against Kazakhstan, citing provisions under the Energy Charter Treaty.
TNI | 26-Mar-2025
Despite criticism of the free trade agreement with the United States, Colombian President Gustavo Petro opted to reassess a series of clauses on investments and arbitration, instead of requesting a complete renegotiation.
Foreign Policy in Focus | 25-Mar-2025
Extraordinary corporate privileges in US foreign and trade policy are designed to help companies win even when their investments fail.
Reuters | 25-Mar-2025
The European Commission handed Spain a victory when it instructed the country not to pay any compensation in a case related to claims amounting to billions of euros on renewable energy subsidies cut more than a decade ago.
Financial Post | 24-Mar-2025
Almadex has filed its memorial submission relating to its international arbitration proceedings under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership with Mexico, seeking damages of US$1.06 billion.
