On 29 August 2025, Ms Laura Tilūnaitė, Minister Counsellor, Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Italy, accompanied by Ms Jurgita Laurinénaité, First Secretary of the Embassy of Republic of Lithuania in Italy, visited UNIDROIT to deposit Lithuania’s instrument of accession to the Convention on 
Read more
On 28 August 2025, Her Excellency, Ms Tamara Liluashvili, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Georgia in Italy, accompanied by Ms Diana Liparteliani, Representative of the Embassy of Georgia, visited UNIDROIT to deposit Georgia’s instrument of accession to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment 
Read more
The Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC) has formally announced that when the Luxembourg Rail Protocol is in force in the State of the debtor/lessee, it will apply a discount of up to 20% to its risk premium when underwriting financing of rolling 
Read more
On 10 August 2025, UNIDROIT presented remotely during an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting on the “Enhanced APEC Agenda for Structural Reform” (EAASR). The meeting was held as part of the APEC 2025 3rd Senior Officers Meeting forum held in Incheon, the Republic of 
Read more
On 7 August 2025, UNIDROIT participated remotely in an APEC Workshop on “Intellectual Property Finance: Barriers and Breakthroughs” in Incheon, the Republic of Korea. Organised by the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and co-hosted by the APEC Intellectual Property Rights Experts Group (IPEG) and the 
Read more
On 9 July 2025, UNIDROIT and the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) jointly organised a policy meeting on bank liquidation. Hosted at the BIS headquarters in Basel, the event focused on the recently adopted UNIDROIT Legislative Guide on Bank 
Read more
Rome, 3 July 2025 – The International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT) marked the conclusion of the fourth edition of its flagship International Programme for Law and Development (IPLD) – 2025 Africa Plus with a celebratory ceremony held at its headquarters in 
Read more
On 1 July 2025, the French edition of the UNIDROIT/IFAD Legal Guide on Agricultural Land Investment Contracts (ALIC) was officially launched during a hybrid seminar that brought together leading experts involved in the development of the Guide. The event took place within the framework of 
Read more
On 26 June 2025, UNIDROIT and Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation between the two institutions. The MoU was signed in Rome, by UNIDROIT Secretary-General Professor Ignacio Tirado and Mr Guo Wei, Chairperson of BAC/BIAC. 
Read more
On 27 June 2025, the 2025 Rome Summit on Commercial Dispute Resolution in China was successfully held in Rome. The event was co-hosted by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT), the Beijing Arbitration Commission/Beijing International Arbitration Court (BAC/BIAC) and Sapienza University of Rome. 
Read more