Mondaq Offshore: International Law
Developing economies in Asia, South America and Africa continue to grow in spite of economic depression in the US and EU, says Ernst & Young in collaboration with Oxford Economics in their Rapid-growthmarket forecast (RGM).
The handling of the dispute between the Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda and the United States of America by the World Trade Organisation has been well-documented elsewhere.
IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated) fishing is a term commonly used in the fishing industry worldwide.
The registration and enforcement of an Ukrainian judgment, in the Republic of Cyprus, is regulated by the provisions of the Bilateral Agreement, between Cyprus and Ukraine (Law 8 (III)/2005 ("the Treaty").
The end of 2012 marks a great success for Cyprus.
The registration and enforcement of a Russian judgment in the Republic of Cyprus is regulated by the provisions of the Bilateral Agreement, between Cyprus and the Russian Federation (Law 172/86) ("the Treaty").
Since December 1980 the Republic of Cyprus, has been a contracting party to the New York Convention, on the recognition, registration and enforcement of foreign arbitral awards.
Since December 1980, Cyprus has been a contracting party to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards.
The presentation of a "Pact of Competitiveness" at the EU summit on 4 February by Germany and France was the plan for the Eurozone Member States to agree on a closer economic convergence in order to restore competitiveness to the euro area.
The European Commission has faced the challenge of being able to fund a number of policy areas where the EU could be more effective, by acting at EU level, in preparing its proposals for the future budget of the European Union. In its proposal, based on the Europe 2020 Growth Strategy, a new funding potential can be seen attempting to ease the direct impact of the national budgets with the creation of a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).
In 2006, Grand Pacific Holdings Ltd commenced an ICC arbitration against Pacific China Holdings Ltd (In Liquidation) in an attempt to enforce a loan agreement worth US$40 million.
A recent judgment confirms the principle of State and Crown immunity in Hong Kong.
Following our recent reports on the Congo Case, this update offers some short answers to common questions regarding the practical effect on the position of State immunity in Hong Kong. Click on a linked question below to view our comments.
In mid-2008, a Delaware company called FG Hemisphere Associates LLC ("FG Hemisphere") commenced proceedings in Hong Kong to enforce two arbitration awards ("Awards") against the Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC") and obtained an injunction freezing US$104 million that was purportedly destined to be paid to the DRC.
De senaste åren har Malta sett flera på varandra följande regeringar verka för landets utveckling som ett ansett centrum för internationell handel, finans och sjöfart.
Back in the 1970s, the European Union started developing the idea of creating a European entity which would owe its existence to the European ideals of integration, freedom and mobility.
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