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| The inaugural meeting of the Transnational Chambers of Commerce was held at ICC Headquarters in Paris last week attracting an unprecedented number of participants from around the world and addressing issues of urgent importance to chambers everywhere. |
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Pitfalls of a Fortress Australia
Australia is true to its best international instincts when it opposes barriers to agricultural trade. But the jury is still out on Australia's attitude towards foreign investment. |
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ICC issues Guide to the eUCP
ICC announced today the publication of a new Guide to the electronic supplement to UCP 500, its universally used rules on documentary credits. |
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Business backs summit goals
More sustainable production and consumption will be among key business contributions to World Summit goals, Sir Mark Moody-Stuart told the final session. |
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International efforts free hijacked ship from armed siege
ICC's International Maritime Bureau has helped free a ship and its crew from a gang of 25 heavily armed pirates in Somali waters where they had been held captive for three weeks. The Panagia Tinou was able to continue on course for India with her multi-million dollar cargo of fertilizers. |
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Interpreting the rules on documentary credits
ICC has just published a collection of opinions on its rules governing letters of credit and other essential instruments used in international trade finance. The opinions provide essential guidance on the rules' interpretation. |
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End double taxation of stock options says business
Executives required to work abroad may face double or even triple taxation on stock options that are part of their remuneration package - and business is pressing governments to end these anomalies among tax regimes. |
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ICC air transport chief joins Bush administration
Jeffrey Shane, the Washington lawyer who headed the ICC Commission on Air Transport for seven years, has been sworn in as Associate Deputy Secretary in the United States Department of Transportation. |
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New UCP supplement comes into force
The new electronic supplement to UCP 500, ICC's universally used rules on letters of credit, came into force at the beginning of this month. The supplement, termed eUCP, contains 12 Articles which, if incorporated into a credit, will rule when there are electronic or part-electronic presentations of documents. |
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Business has a vital role to play in Africa: report says
Whether it be fighting the AIDS pandemic or helping to resettle refugees, companies have a vital role to play in the search for solutions to many of the humanitarian crises which plague the African continent, according to a report released today. |
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Life-threatening product fakes are on the rise
The multi-billion dollar global counterfeiting industry grows apace - sullying reputations of legitimate manufacturers and too often putting the health and even the lives of consumers at risk. |
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