Author: Zoe Morley

Cross-border expansion has turned friction with foreign suppliers or rivals into an ordinary feature of commercial life. Treating such a conflict as a domestic matter seldom succeeds, since divergent courts, laws and business customs alter almost every decision. Legal teams that know the strongest approaches to international commercial disputes can align their response with the circumstances in front of them. Why Each Cross-Border Dispute Calls for Its Own Plan The plan a manufacturer needs when an overseas supplier brings a defective-goods claim looks nothing like what a technology company requires to fight trademark infringement abroad. Joint venture disagreements and regulatory…

Doors at İstanbul Expo Center will open again to the International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) when its fourth edition is held January 6 to 9, 2027. Over 500 exhibitors are being lined up to meet about 35,000 trade professionals hailing from upwards of 150 nations, opening new doors for international commerce and collaboration. Istanbul, Türkiye: Dates of January 6 to 9, 2027 have been confirmed for The International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE) 2027, whose venue is the Istanbul Fair Center (İFM). Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. organises it, backed by the Southeastern Anatolia Carpet Exporters Association (GAHIB)…

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt: 2027 will be ushered in by Rixos Hotels Egypt through a wide-ranging schedule of live shows, gala performances, DJs and international artists staged at its flagship properties in Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Alamein and Alexandria. Built around memorable festive moments at several of the country’s most desirable holiday spots, the New Year schedule unites globally recognised performers with live bands, DJs and shows curated for the occasion, and the festivities run past New Year’s Eve into January’s opening week. Festivities at Rixos Premium Seagate open on 31 December 2026, when Alexandra Stan takes the headline slot…

From 21 to 24 November 2026, the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul once more hosts the Eurasia Window & Door and Eurasia Glass Fairs, drawing construction’s leading firms, trailblazing technologies and buyers from abroad. Istanbul, Türkiye: Ranked with the weightiest trade gatherings in Eurasia, the pair of fairs continue as a commercial platform of strategic value, where manufacturers, architects, dealers, wholesalers, project developers and sector specialists from Türkiye and beyond meet. Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. stages both events jointly with PÜKAD (Window and Door Sector Association), PÜKAB (Window Producers Quality Association) and GALSİAD (Entrepreneur Aluminum Industrialists and Businesspeople…

MIPCOM Cannes saw the formalising of an agreement to move studio know-how across borders and deepen international production cooperation. The opening phase of Shams Production Hub, due to begin in Q1 2027, is headlined by five purpose-built sound stages. CANNES, France: At MIPCOM Cannes, Sharjah Media City (Shams), a leading UAE freezone authority, and Origo Studios, one of Hungary’s leading film studio complexes, formalised a strategic partnership that will support the creation of Shams Production Hub in Sharjah, UAE. At the core of the agreement sits a three-phase training and knowledge-transfer programme, through which Origo Studios will prepare the team…

Istanbul, Türkiye – Now in its 31st edition, Eurasia Packaging Istanbul returns to Tüyap Fair and Congress Center from 13 to 16 October 2026, established today as a leading meeting point for the packaging trade across the whole Eurasian geography. Organised by Reed Tüyap Fairs Inc. in partnership with the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association (ASD) and other industry organisations, under the auspices of the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade, the fair will bring together packaging producers, suppliers of technology, buyers, investors and professionals coming from Türkiye and from overseas markets alike. Once again it will provide a wide commercial…

Tüyap brings Plast Eurasia back for a 35th outing in Istanbul this December. Plastics machinery, raw materials and manufacturing technologies are to share a single venue, and ahead of opening the organisers are stepping up their recruitment of trade visitors from key European markets. İstanbul – Plast Eurasia takes place 2-5 December 2026 at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul. The organiser is Tüyap Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc., working in cooperation with PAGEV and backed by the Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Trade. Procurement professionals, distributors, raw material makers, technology suppliers and manufacturers will assemble there to forge…

Garnet Trade, a company working across international financial markets, has agreed a $2 million technology partnership with Eximus. It is part of a plan to beef up its tech and improve digital trading for clients. The deal covers Garnet Trade’s CRM setup and tech projects linked to Garnet Private, which is being lined up as an alternative to MT5 for trading. London, United Kingdom: Technology matters more and more to how people trade and how finance firms run day to day, and Garnet Trade is stepping up its tech spending. With the $2 million Eximus deal, the company wants a…

Industry professionals who visited Cersaie 2026 got a look at The Code concept and a handful of innovations from VitrA Tiles, all shaped by its Material Intelligence thinking. Bologna, Italy: VitrA Tiles was at Cersaie 2026, the big international show for ceramic tiles and bathroom furnishings, held in Bologna, Italy from September 21 to 25. On its stand, the company welcomed architects, designers, customers and people from across the trade. With everything built on the Material Intelligence idea, VitrA Tiles put its 2027 collections and innovations on show. “Every material has a code. Material Intelligence deciphers it.” That line sums…

ÜNLÜ & Co’s UK subsidiary, UNLU Securities UK Limited, has expanded its regulatory permissions with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and will continue its operations as UNLU Merchant Bank Limited. The expanded platform will broaden the Group’s capabilities in London and further strengthen ÜNLÜ & Co’s role as a bridge between Türkiye and international financial markets. LONDON – As it marks three decades in business, ÜNLÜ & Co, the foremost investment services and asset management group in Türkiye, begins a fresh stage of international expansion. With wider regulatory permissions now secured, UNLU Securities UK Limited, the Group’s subsidiary in Britain,…