Telefonica awarded $380 million from Colombian government in arbitration, company says

MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish telecoms company Telefonica (NYSE:TEF ) said on Wednesday that the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) had ordered the Colombian government to pay it $380 million as part of an arbitration process.

Colombia was also ordered to pay Telefonica's legal fees for the dispute that started in February 2018 and compound interest at a rate of 5% as compensation of the damages caused, Telefonica said.

Telefonica said it opposed a series of measures passed by the Colombian government that resulted in Telefonica paying the amount in 2017. The measures violated a bilateral treaty protecting foreign investments signed by the Spain and Colombia, Telefonica said.

The ICSID did not respond to a request for comment, though its website said the case was closed on Oct. 2 in accordance with its arbitration rules.



A spokesperson at the Colombian finance ministry confirmed the arbitration.

In July, Telefonica, which has already divested from many markets in Latin America, said it started talks with New York-listed Millicom to sell its stake in its Colombian unit for $400 million.

Source: Investing.com

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