During the 2010 presidential campaign, I committed myself to provide Côte d’Ivoire with a new constitution, that of the third republic. However, given the post-electoral crisis, we had to face urgent matters such as the return to peace; national reconciliation and social cohesion; institutional normalisation; and the recovery of the economy....
In an ongoing attempt to ease dispute resolutions, arbitration has become a core practice in the kingdom. Bahrain is the first country in the world to have a free arbitration zone and to introduce the concept of statutory arbitration for commercial and financial disputes, as stated by the President of the American Arbitration Association (AAA...
In 2007 the six-member GCC agreed in principle to try out a VAT on a collective basis. It is important to remember that oil was trading at above $140 per barrel in early 2008. Some nine years later, when oil was trading at around $30 per barrel, or 72% less than in 2007, the GCC states faced calls from international bodies including the IMF to...
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