The Palestinian Authority is in the process of reforming laws and regulations in order to improve its World Bank Doing Business Ranking. Currently, the IP and Companys Law are being re-drafted. On April 4, 2018, CLDP, in collaboration with the Entrepreneurship Working Group, hosted an exclusive...

On October 30-November 1, 2018, CLDP, in coordination with the Tunisian Agency for the Promotion of Scientific Research (ANPR), organized a regional workshop in Tunis, Tunisia, on the commercialization of technology for the Middle East and North Africa region. The workshop promoted technology-based...

On June 21 and 22, in Washington DC, CLDP hosted representatives from the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA), a recently created international alternative dispute resolution center affiliated with the Saudi Chambers of Commerce to resolve commercial disputes in Riyadh. CLDP has worked...

On November 10-13, 2018, CLDP, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, the Department of Commerce Global Franchise Team, and the International Franchise Association (IFA), sponsored a delegation of Iraqi investors and franchisees to the Global Restaurant Leaders Conference (GRLC) in Dubai...

On November 12-15, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, CLDP supported U.S. Consul General to the Southern Governorates Timothy Davis in reassuring U.S. oil and gas industry representatives of the U.S. governments commitment to support the development of economic and legal environment in southern Iraq. Recently, the...

On September 26, in Manama, CLDP met with the head legal advisors and legal researchers of the Bahrain Parliament to release a draft guide on commercial legislative research. The guide is intended to act as a resource tool for the legal advisors, researchers, and parliament training center staff to...

On September 24-25, in Manama, CLDP led a workshop and focus group on government tendering in cooperation with the Bahrain Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (MOICT), Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the American Chamber of Commerce in Bahrain, Bahrain Businesswomen Society and...

On March 11-12, CLDP conducted training in international best practices of bankruptcy for policy-makers and trustees in the newly-established Saudi Bankruptcy Commission (SBC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The acting U.S. Trustee for Region 3 (which includes Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) and...

On October 21-25, CLDP, in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority (SAGIA), and the Board of Grievances (BOG), conducted a judicial capacity building programming in Riyadh. Program content focused on court specialization and case...

On November 12-18, CLDP, in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate Generalin Jerusalem, supported the 6th Annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), in the West Bank.The GEW is the worlds largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, driving...