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5024.
Name the country which was penalized by World Bank Arbitration Court worth $5.8 billion for unlawful denial of a mining lease to Tethyan Copper Company for the Reko Diq project in 2011?
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Russia
China
Answer: Option
Explanation:
World Bank Arbitration Court imposed a penalty of $5.8 billion on Pakistan for unlawful denial of a mining lease to Tethyan Copper Company for the Reko Diq project in 2011.Background: In 2012, Tethyan Copper Company had approached the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) after the Balochistan government declined its lease request. Pakistan's Supreme Court had terminated the deal in 2013. The case continued for at least 7 years.
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