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Tanzania ordered to pay StanChart Sh18.5 billion

Tanzania has been ordered by a World Bank arbitration court to pay $185 million (Sh18.5 billion) to the Hong Kong subsidiary of Standard Chartered (StanChart) for breaching an energy contract.

The court’s ruling, which was released on Tuesday, adds to pressure on the East African nation, which faces at least two other multi-million claims from international investors.

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