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25 March 2019
Mr. David Tonkin, chief counsel for legal, procurement and fraud at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), briefed the participants about the economic challenges faced by the Pacific region owing to inefficient and burdensome regulation, ineffective contract enforcement,…
25 March 2019
Lastly, Prof. Dr. Jordi Paniagua, professor of economics at the University of Valencia, explained how international economic flows follow the gravity equation. FDI and trade increase with economic activity (meaning more producers and consumers) and decrease with certain frictions, comprising both…
25 March 2019
Mr. Kevin Nash talked about the costs and time involved in international commercial arbitration, noting the differences in costs and time between an institutional arbitration and an ad hoc arbitration. Certain factors, such as the amount in dispute and the number of arbitrators, can affect cost.…
25 March 2019
Mr. Wesley Pang, managing counsel at the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), provided an overview of ad hoc and institutional arbitration, including the different roles that are played by institutions, tribunals and courts.
25 March 2019
Mr. Abhinav Bhushan, director for South Asia of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) International Court of Arbitration, ICC, discussed the anatomy of international arbitration, the various stages of an international arbitration, the…
25 March 2019
Ms. Bronwyn Lincoln, partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, spoke about ADR and the other ways of resolving commercial disputes between parties from different countries. She also stressed the role of the dispute resolution clause in ensuring the efficiency, effectiveness, and procedural fairness of…
25 March 2019
This conference book contains the (i) agenda; (ii) background paper; (iii) opening speeches; (iv) keynote address; (v) bios of all opening and keynote speakers, moderators and panel speakers; (vi) presentation summaries; (vii) list of delegates and observers; (viii) information about the conference…
21 March 2019
Kate Landry, Build Change Philippines country director, and Daniel Stander, RMS global managing director, discussed risk models that allow estimate of lives lost and housing losses that would result from a large disaster, and which can quantify the lives saved and GDP saved that would result from…
19 March 2019
Developing sustainable, long-term flood resilience requires a management strategy that combines a portfolio of solutions—social, economic, financial, environmental, institutional aspects, engineering, disaster preparedness, insurance, and emergency response requirements. This integrated approach is…
14 March 2019
Can developing countries afford continuous water supply? Check out how ADB is helping its developing member countries access continuous water supply while reducing nonrevenue water from service providers.