economy
diciembre 22, 2025
Régimen obliga a HEMCO a pagar US$49.3 millones en disputa fiscal
La minera HEMCO Nicaragua, segunda mayor productora de oro del país, aceptó pagar 49.3 millones de dólares al régimen de Daniel Ortega y Rosario Murillo para cerrar una disputa fiscal, en un contexto de creciente presión estatal sobre el sector minero y reconfiguración del modelo extractivo
TL;DR
- HEMCO Nicaragua will pay $49.3 million to settle a tax dispute with the Nicaraguan government.
- The payment covers unpaid ad valorem taxes and related interest from 2019 to 2024.
- The amount is higher than the government's initial demand of $39.51 million.
- This occurs amid growing state pressure on the mining sector.
- Equinox Gold was previously compelled to pay $36.6 million and relinquished mining concessions.
- Environmentalists note a reconfiguration of the gold mining sector, with Chinese company involvement and direct interests of the Ortega Murillo family.