On June 21, 2018, the Inspection Panel received a Request for Inspection related to the Republic of Tajikistan: Private Sector Competitiveness Project. The Request was submitted by two people residing in Tajikistan and employed by a foreign company that purchases cotton in the country. The Requesters alleged loss of income and loss of livelihood due to the non-payment of guarantees by a state-owned bank to the company.
The Panel assessed the Request and observed that the alleged harm relates to a dispute between the foreign company and the state-owned bank. The Panel stated it did not find the alleged harm to be plausibly linked to the project, and issued a Notice of Non-Registration in response to the Request on July 24, 2018.
