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ICSID announces Equatorial Guinea's ratification of the ICSID Convention

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Published on: 29 July 2024

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LNB News 29/07/2024

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Issue Date: 29 July 2024

Published Date: 29 July 2024

Jurisdiction(s): Equatorial Guinea and World

Article summary

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has announced that the Republic of Equatorial Guinea has deposited its Instrument of Ratification of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (the ICSID Convention) with the World Bank. The ICSID Convention aims to establish an institutional and legal framework for foreign investment dispute settlement and will enter into force for Equatorial Guinea on 23 August 2024.

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