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21 February 2020
Rio Tinto board changes
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto will appoint three new independent non-executive directors to the board. Hinda Gharbi, executive vice president of Reservoir & Infrastructure at Schlumberger Limited (Schlumberger), and Jennifer Nason, a Global Chairman at JP Morgan Chase & Co (JP Morgan), will join the board with effect from 1 March 2020. Ngaire Woods, Professor of Global Economic
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20 February 2020
Oyu Tolgoi to pursue international arbitration
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Rio Tinto announces that Oyu Tolgoi LLC (Oyu Tolgoi) has initiated a formal international arbitration process to seek a definitive resolution with regard to a dispute with the Mongolian Tax Authority (MTA), concerning taxes paid by Oyu Tolgoi between 2013 and 2015. The dispute resolution provisions set out in the 2009 Investment Agreement (IA) and the 2015 Undergroun
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18 February 2020
Rio Tinto to buy Western Australia’s third RFDS jet with $15 million pledge
A new state-of-the-art jet is set to join the Western Australian aeromedical fleet of the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) following a further $15 million investment by Rio Tinto. Rio Tinto is pledging the funds as part of a six-year partnership extension with the RFDS, delivering on the company’s longstanding commitment to improving healthcare for regional West Australian communities. Due to ar
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