An $11 billion penalty against Pakistan will be waived under a deal with Barrick Gold to restart the Reko Diq gold and copper mining project, Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said on Friday.
He said the out-of-court deal with the Canadian mining company will bring in $10 billion in investment in Pakistan.
A World Bank arbitration court had ruled in favour of Tethyan Copper, a joint venture between Chile's Antofagasta Plc and Canada's Barrick Gold over a lease to the mine, located in a remote area of southwestern Pakistan. "A $11 billion award on us has been nullified," Tarin told a news conference, adding that, "Barrick and its partners will invest $10 billion in the mining".Reporting by Syed Raza Hasan in Karachi and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad; Editing by David ClarkeSubscribe to our sustainability newsletter to make sense of the latest ESG trends affecting companies and governments.
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