International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to establish office in Singapore

The Singapore Ministry of Law and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) signed a Letter of Intent on 25 August 2025 to formalise the establishment of the ICSID Singapore Office. The office will be ICSID’s first staffed office outside of its headquarters in Washington, D.C. It will join the other four World Bank Group organisations which already have offices in Singapore, making Singapore the first country to have local offices of all five World Bank Group organisations.

The Letter of Intent was signed by Minister for Law and Second Minister for Home Affairs Mr Edwin Tong SC and ICSID Secretary-General Ms Martina Polasek on the sidelines of the Singapore Convention Week 2025.

The ICSID Singapore Office will serve as ICSID’s regional hub, from which ICSID can administer ICSID cases, further provide capacity-building and training, and engage more closely with Government officials, law practitioners, and organisations in Singapore and across the region. The Office will allow ICSID to better serve the region’s needs in investment dispute prevention and resolution.

Click on to read the press release and Minister Tong’s Facebook post for more information.

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