Ghana

Ghana

NO. Year of initiation Short case name Full case name Applicable IIA Arbitral rules Administering institution Summary Details of investment Outcome of original proceedings Respondent State Home State of investor Economic sector Economic subsector Arbitrators Amount claimed Amount awarded (or settled for) Breaches alleged Breaches found Decisions Individual opinions Follow-on proceeding type Follow-on proceeding status Follow-on decisions Follow-on individual opinions ICSID annulment committee members
1 2021 Everyway v. Ghana Beijing Everyway Traffic & Lighting Tech. Co., Ltd v. Republic of Ghana (PCA Case No. 2021-15) China - Ghana BIT (1989) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Contract with the Ministry of Roads and Highways for the engineering and installation of a traffic management system in Accra.

Summary: Claims arising out of the Government’s cancellation of a contract with the claimant to install an intelligent traffic management system, including alleged non-payment for works conducted by the claimant.
Contract with the Ministry of Roads and Highways for the engineering and installation of a traffic management system in Accra. Decided in favour of State Ghana China Tertiary: F - Construction 43 - Specialized construction activities Brekoulakis, S. - President

Rajah, V. K. - Claimant

Oppong, R. - Respondent
55.00 mln USD Data not available Indirect expropriation

Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Umbrella clause

Direct expropriation

Most-favoured nation treatment
None - jurisdiction declined Final Award on Jurisdiction (Save as to Costs) dated 30 January 2023 None None None None None None
2 2007 Hamester v. Ghana Gustav F W Hamester GmbH & Co KG v. Republic of Ghana (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/24) Germany - Ghana BIT (1995) ICSID ICSID Investment: Rights under a joint venture agreement concluded with the Ghana Cocoa Board (statutory company) for the renovation of a coca processing factory, through the incorporation of a local company (in which the claimant held a majority shareholding) that took over the assets and titles of the old factory.

Summary: Claims arising out of a joint venture between the claimant and a Ghanaian statutory company to renovate a cocoa bean processing factory in Takoradi, west Ghana, and alleged breaches of the parties' joint-venture agreement.
Rights under a joint venture agreement concluded with the Ghana Cocoa Board (statutory company) for the renovation of a coca processing factory, through the incorporation of a local company (in which the claimant held a majority shareholding) that took over the assets and titles of the old factory. Decided in favour of State Ghana Germany Secondary: C - Manufacturing 10 - Manufacture of food products Stern, B. - President

Cremades, B. M. - Claimant

Landau, T. - Respondent
100.00 mln EUR (142.70 mln USD) Data not available Indirect expropriation

Fair and equitable treatment/Minimum standard of treatment, including denial of justice claims

Full protection and security, or similar

Umbrella clause

National treatment

Arbitrary, unreasonable and/or discriminatory measures
None - all claims dismissed at the merits stage Award dated 18 June 2010 None None None None None None
3 2003 Telekom Malaysia v. Ghana Telekom Malaysia Berhad v. The Republic of Ghana Ghana - Malaysia BIT (1996) UNCITRAL PCA Investment: Shareholding in Ghana's national telecommunication company, and management contract to run the company for certain duration.

Summary: Claims arising out of the Government's decision not to renew a telecommunications management contract to the investor and instead putting the management of the company out to tender.
Shareholding in Ghana's national telecommunication company, and management contract to run the company for certain duration. Settled Ghana Malaysia Tertiary: J - Information and communication 61 - Telecommunications van den Berg, A. J. - President

Gaillard, E. - Claimant

Layton, R. - Respondent
Data not available Data not available Data not available Not applicable - settled or discontinued before decision on liability Data not available Data not available None None None None None