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December 5, 2014 by PKR

Institute for Policy Studies fellow blasts investor-state arbitration in New York Times op-ed

In a recent op-ed for the New York Times, Manuel Perez-Rocha, an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, argues that prevailing mechanisms for the resolution of state-investor disputes are rigged against states. Arbitration mechanisms are particularly detrimental to poorer states, according to Perez-Rocha. Focusing on the arbitration currently under way between El Salvador […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment, Incentives & Barriers Tagged With: Arbitration, El Salvador, ICSID

September 18, 2014 by PKR

Modest goals are key to solving Central Asian water disputes

In a recent report, International Crisis Group urges Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to focus on reaching modest, bilateral agreements on water sharing, rather than seeking an all-or-nothing regional accord. According to ICG, the water situation in these countries is too dire to wait for a comprehensive agreement that might ultimately prove impossible to reach. The […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment, International Disputes/Dimensions of Sovereignty Tagged With: Central Asia, Water

May 2, 2013 by PKR

Trading giant Glencore buys Xstrata, still expanding

Glencore, the world’s largest commodities trading firm, has purchased the mining company Xstrata (which built its portfolio upon assets originally purchased from Glencore) after lengthy negotiations. According to Reuters, Glencore CEO Ivan Glasenberg is seen to be pursuing a remarkably aggressive campaign of expansion despite the global economic climate. “Glencore wants to buy when no […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment Tagged With: acquisitions, commodities, Mining

March 2, 2013 by PKR

Ankara strengthens ties with Kabul through hydrocarbon and metal exploration

Turkey’s energy minister met with Afghan president Hamid Karzai in early March, as the Turkish state-owned oil company TPAO prepared to invest more than $100 million in oil and gas projects in Afghanistan. Turkish companies have also won tenders to explore for gold and other minerals in the country, which has pinned its near- and […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment Tagged With: Afghanistan, Turkey

December 10, 2012 by PKR

Afghanistan grants key copper and gold permits

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines has thus far done an impressive job of managing the tender and bidding process for a number of mineral blocs. The government of Afghanistan announced its preferred bidders for three of its four current mineral tenders with a consortium backed by City of London banker Mr Ian Hannam, former BHP Billiton […]

Filed Under: Disputes & Agreements, Foreign Investment, Uncategorized Tagged With: Afghanistan, Copper, Gold

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