GLENCORE FINANCE (BERMUDA) LTD. v. PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA

  1. March 10, 2026

    Bolivia Looks To Nix Or Pause $253M Glencore Award Suit

    Bolivia has asked a D.C. federal judge to pause litigation aimed at enforcing a $253.6 million arbitral award favoring a Glencore subsidiary as annulment proceedings in Paris continue, or to nix the proceedings entirely based on alleged corruption underpinning the investment in question.

  2. January 09, 2026

    Bolivia Can't Escape $253M Award Suit, DC Judge Rules

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday refused to toss litigation aimed at enforcing a $253.6 million arbitral award issued to a Glencore subsidiary, rejecting Bolivia's argument that service was improper because the Swiss commodities giant, in the judge's words, "failed a box-checking exercise."

  3. July 08, 2025

    Bolivia Says Glencore Suit Over $253 Award Must Be Axed

    Bolivia has urged a D.C. federal court to dismiss efforts by a subsidiary of the Swiss commodities giant Glencore to enforce a $253.6 million arbitral award against the country, arguing the company is trying to "short-circuit" service requirements laid out in foreign sovereign immunity law.

  4. October 12, 2023

    Glencore Brings $253M Award Against Bolivia To D.C.

    Glencore has asked a federal court in Washington, D.C., to enforce its $253.6 million arbitral award against Bolivia, which it won in September after the country nationalized several of the company's assets, including Bolivia's largest tin smelter and its second-largest tin mine.