Antofagasta

Will Pakistan lose New York's Roosevelt Hotel?

The Investor-State Dispute Settlement process has gone against developing countries for far too long.

Chilean lithium miner SQM dealt blow by environmental court ruling

The decision by the First Environmental Court in the nearby city of Antofagasta calls into jeopardy SQM's $400 million plan to expand its lithium carbonate production plant to feed an appetite for the ultralight battery metal.

Leading economist slams World Bank’s unjust arbitration fine on Pakistan

Jeffrey D Sachs has joined a rising number of economists who say the World Bank’s arbitration system for commercial disputes is flawed.

Multi-billion dollar fine on Pakistan puts the spotlight on a secret court

The Reko Diq mine case shows the overreach of a secretive arbitration system.

Floods kill 3 in Chile, 19 missing

Heavy rains struck Chile over the weekend triggering heavy flooding, mudslides and water outages in the South American country.