A global impasse: commercial mediation is not available in 40% of the world’s economies Raman MarozHiro N. Aragaki April 08, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 The World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/opendata/a-global-impasse--commercial-mediation-is-not-available-in-40--o In the field of commercial dispute resolution, large and high-profile cases tend to draw public attention to proceedings before supreme courts and investor-state arbitral tribunals. This seems hardly surprising, given that such disputes tend to concern critical issues for the business community. Yet the preoccupation with large and high-profile cases may mask the grimmer realities of dispute resolution. According to the latest edition of the World Bank Business Ready report—B-READY 2025—on a day-to-day basis, businesses don’t have access to commercial mediation in more than 40% of economies measured thus far. © 2026 The World Bank Group,