( November 10, 2026, 2:21 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Nov. 9 published a tribunal’s decision dismissing the Republic of Panama’s request for bifurcation of an arbitration claim brought against it by two U.S. investors who claim that Panama caused them more than $204 million in damages by abruptly annulling approvals of their housing investment, finding that resolving Panama’s objections first would not contribute to efficiency because it would require reviewing the merits....