IFC ADR Regional Private Centers Workshop, Cairo-Egypt

Within the framework of the IFC regional mediation project, CRCICA hosted the “ADR Regional Private Centers Workshop”, which was offered by CEDR on 23-24 October 2012 and sponsored by the IFC. The main objective of the workshop was to enhance strategic relationship among IFC’s regional partners and to establish common mediation grounds for institutions concerned. Among other possible regional uniformities, developing a regional standard of quality for mediator panel was discussed thoroughly.
Participating organizations in addition to CRCICA were the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Pakistan, Euro Mediterranean Mediation and Arbitration Centre (CEMA), Morocco, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Beirut (CCIA-BML), Beirut/Lebanon and the Investors’ Dispute Settlement Center of GAFI, Egypt. In this context, the event witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between CRCICA and CCIA-BML, which aims at developing a partnership in mediation and arbitration. The participating organizations also agreed to create a regional mediation forum in the MENA.