On September 13-14, CLDP led a workshop for the Council of Representatives on Value Added Tax (VAT).  Bahrain plans to draft legislation and implement a VAT in 2018 in accordance with the GCC framework agreement on VAT.  CLDP expert Guy Dingley, a solicitor at Covington LLP discus

On September 13, CLDP, in coordination with the US Consulate in Basrah, Iraq, conducted consultations in Basrah for the Director General of the Basrah Airport and other key officials from the Port of Basrah, to determine potential CLDP technical assistance that may be provided in order to improve

From September 12-13, in coordination with Kosovo Customs, CLDP conducted a workshop on single window and cross-border management for 26 customs officials in Pristina, Kosovo.

On September 12, CLDP conducted a commercial law roundtable for the American Business Group of Riyadh (ABGR) legal staff in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

On September 12 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CLDP conducted a roundtable with the American Business Group of Riyadh (ABGR) legal representatives on the status of commercial law development in Saudi Arabia and the region.  ABGR lawyers represented large law firms such as Jones Day, solo practition