The main goal of the ICABE 2013 is to provide an opportunity for academics and professionals from a variety of fields to meet and exchange ideas and expertise. An additional goal of the ICABE is to provide a place for academics and professionals with inter-disciplinaryinterests related to business-economicsto interact with members within and outside their own particular disciplines.The  ICABE 2013 main theme is the following:“The Role of Financial Accountability and Transparency in Economic Activities”aiming to address the issues that arise from financial speculation and limited disclosure to the build up of a Financial and Economic crisis."Special sessions for graduate students (MSc and Ph.D candidates, with 50% discount in the registration fee) have been scheduled during the last day of the Conference with 3 of the best papers to be published in one of the 5 international journals participating in the conference according to the publishing requirements of each journal. The best 3 papers will be selected by the Scientific Committee of the Conference and they do not have to pay the registration fee.Selected papers will be published in one of the following international journals participating in the Conference according to the publishing requirements of each journal:1. European Research Studies Journal (selected papers will be published in Vol. XVII, Issue 1, 2014, and Vol. XVII, Issue 2 2014). 2. International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics (selected papers will be published in the issues of 2013 and 2014). 3. International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied Research (selected papers will be published in the issues of 2013 and 2014). 4. International Journal of Applied Economic Research  (selected papers will be published in future issues). 5. International Journal of Economics and Business Administration  (selected papers will be published in future issues). 6. International Journal of Maritime, Trade and Economic Issues   (selected papers will be published in future issues).The keynote speakers so far are:G. Andreopoulos, Professor, City University of New York, NY, USA Speech: TBDK. Christofides, Professor, Rector, University of Cyprus, CY Speech: TBDT. Malliaris, Professor, Dean, School of Economics and Finance, Loyola University Chicago, USA [CHAIR] Speech: TBDD. Papadimitriou, Professor, President of Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, NY, USA [CHAIR] Speech: TBD