ISDS Case Map
Colombia
The United Kingdom has signed the UK-Andean countries trade agreement.
While Eco Oro claims to have invested US$250 million in the project, it is seeking US$764 million as compensation for the cancellation of the project.
World Bank arbitration tribunal refuses to listen to those affected by mining in Santurban, Colombia
National and international civil society organizations rebuffed the ICSID's refusal to accept an Amicus Curiae within the process of the ongoing international arbitration brought forth by Canadian mining company Eco Oro Minerals Corp. against Colombia.
Mexico has implemented a temporary exception to the rules of origin for textiles and apparel in its free trade agreement with Colombia.
Japan's foreign minister has met his new Colombian counterpart and asked the South American country to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Thailand, Indonesia, Columbia, South Korea and Taiwan are seen as willing to join the revised TPP. Britain has also shown interest.
Colombia has formally requested permission to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), Mexico’s Economy Minister Ildefonso Guajardo said.
TPP may get back to a dozen signatories, with Colombia declaring its interest in the agreement.
Colombia’s decision to ban mining activities in the Páramos, a range of environmentally sensitive wetlands that provide approximately 70% of the country’s water supply, has so far led to three treaty-based arbitration cases.
Junior project developer Eco Oro Minerals has filed a memorial on the merits with the World Bank's ICSID in its arbitration case against Colombia.
