Survey releases 2002 - Current

Cautious optimism feeds business confidence, ICC Secretary General tells CNBC

Paris | 13/02/2013

Speaking live on CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange programme this morning, ICC Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier said that the cautious optimism...Read more
World economic climate improves, ICC-Ifo survey shows

Paris | 13/02/2013

The world economy is showing signs of brightening after six months of stagnation, according to a global survey of economic experts by the...Read more
Ethics training and government transparency needed to fight corruption, survey reveals

Paris | 15/11/2012

Ethics training can be a major tool in fighting corruption in developing countries, according to the results of the latest quarterly World...Read more
World economic climate continues to decline, according to latest ICC/Ifo survey

Paris | 15/11/2012

The health of the world’s economy continues to deteriorate as insufficient demand, unemployment and the on-going debt crisis in Europe...Read more
World economic recovery suffers fresh setbacks, ICC/Ifo survey shows

Paris | 16/08/2012

Results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic Survey, released today, reveal declining optimism over global economic recovery as fear continues to...Read more
World economic climate newly brightens, according to latest ICC-Ifo survey

Paris | 16/05/2012

Results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic Survey, released today, showed a fresh rise in the climate indicator during the second quarter of...Read more
ICC/Ifo survey reveals slight brightening in world economic climate

Paris | 16/02/2012

After two quarters of successive decline, the global economic climate has begun to improve, although it still remains significantly below...Read more
Views on World Economic Climate hit fresh lows, ICC/Ifo survey reveals

Paris | 16/11/2011

The world economic climate has worsened in the fourth quarter, as indicated by increasingly negative expectations from economic experts,...Read more
World Economic Climate worsens, ICC-Ifo survey shows

Paris | 17/08/2011

After the first two improved quarters of 2011, the global economic upswing is faltering, according to the latest quarterly World Economic...Read more
Global economic climate brightens again, ICC/Ifo survey reveals

Paris | 18/05/2011

The global economic climate is at its brightest since 2007, but there may be trouble ahead, according to the latest quarterly World Economic...Read more
Global economic climate reaches four-year high, ICC/Ifo survey reveals

Paris | 16/02/2011

The world economic climate indicator has achieved a new high since 2007 levels, indicating that economic activity overall is picking up,...Read more
World economic recovery slows as business expectations fall

Paris | 17/11/2010

Business expectations are falling worldwide despite improvements in the state of the global economy for the sixth consecutive quarter,...Read more
World economy still improving, but at a slower pace, ICC/Ifo survey reveals

Paris | 18/08/2010

The world economy continued its rebound from the worst recession in decades, according to the quarterly ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey...Read more
Economy finding its footing despite setbacks ICC-Ifo survey reveals

Paris | 19/05/2010

Public deficits, a decrease in tax revenues and schemes to reduce government deficits and debt accumulation, could be detrimental to the...Read more
Climate indicator rises but concerns remain on strength of recovery

Paris | 17/02/2010

The World Economic Climate Indicator rose in the first quarter of the year for the fourth consecutive time due primarily to positive...Read more
ICC-Ifo poll shows economists see new opportunities in low carbon economies

Paris | 03/12/2009

The vast majority of economists polled in a worldwide survey believe the transition to a low-carbon economy will bring about new...Read more
Global economic index rises again, but problems remain

Paris | 19/11/2009

Reflecting more favourable economic conditions for the coming six months but also a more positive assessment of the current situation, the...Read more
Global economic index rises for second straight quarter

Paris | 19/08/2009

The world economic climate index rose significantly in the third quarter, its second consecutive increase resulting mainly from favourable...Read more
Lowest global economic index in 20 years

Paris | 20/11/2008

The world economic climate index, compiled by ICC and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, has dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter...Read more
Economists see more tough times ahead for global economy

Paris | 20/08/2008

The ICC/Ifo global climate index in July fell for the fourth consecutive quarter in a row since sentiment became downbeat last summer,...Read more
Economists see more gloom for global economy, according to latest ICC/Ifo survey

Paris | 20/05/2008

Economists said global economic growth has slowed further since the beginning of the year and they expected growth to continue slackening...Read more
Analysts predict major economic impact from Internet ‘doomsday’ scenario

Paris | 17/03/2008

Economists worldwide say that a one day “blackout” of the Internet would have a major impact on the global economy, according to a survey...Read more
Economists see further decline in world economic climate

Paris | 20/02/2008

The global economy has worsened since the beginning of 2008 and will continue to decline in the next six months, according to the latest...Read more
Economists see slowdown of global economy

Paris | 20/11/2007

The global economy is expected to lose momentum in the last quarter of the year in all major regions, as predictions for the existing...Read more
Economists see upturn in global economy

Paris | 21/08/2007

The global economy is set to expand in the second half of the year in all major regions, as expectations for the current quarter and the...Read more
Global economy still on a roll, economists say(2)

Paris | 22/05/2007

Paris World economic expansion is poised to continue for the rest of the year as economists’ predictions remain robust for the second...Read more
Global economy still on a roll, economists say

Paris | 22/05/2007

World economic expansion is poised to continue for the rest of the year as economists’ predictions remain robust for the second quarter in a...Read more
Economists’ outlook turns sunny for world economy

Paris | 20/02/2007

The outlook for the global economy has turned rosier: economists’ assessments this quarter have improved from the fourth quarter 2006,...Read more
Economists see soft landing for world economy

Paris | 21/11/2006

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Economists foresee slight slowdown in world economic growth

Paris | 22/08/2006

After two years of robust economic growth, prospects for the global economy dimmed slightly in the third quarter, an about face from more...Read more
ICC Ifo Special Question

Paris | 01/08/2006

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Survey shows clear recovery trend for world economy

Paris | 21/02/2006

The world economic climate continued its recovery course with stronger momentum than last year and expectations for the next six months are...Read more
Greater collaboration key to fighting counterfeiting and piracy says ICC Secretary General

Amsterdam | 25/01/2006

ICC Secretary General Guy Sebban today underscored the need for consistent, private sector engagement with both local and international law...Read more
Economists see moderate world economic upturn

Paris | 22/11/2005

Paris A moderate cyclical upturn in the world economy in the fourth quarter of 2005 is reported today in the World Economic Survey of...Read more
ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey graphics(3)

Paris | 01/11/2005

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Economists predict a revival of the world economy in the second half of 2005

Paris | 23/08/2005

Paris The recent cool down of the world economy is expected to pick-up over the next six months, according to the results of the latest...Read more
ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey graphics

Paris | 01/08/2005

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Economists predict soft landing for world economy(2)

Paris | 23/05/2005

Paris Expectations for the global economy deteriorated for the fifth time in succession, but remained above the long-term average, a world...Read more
Economists predict soft landing for world economy

Paris | 23/05/2005

Expectations for the global economy deteriorated for the fifth time in succession, but remained above the long-term average, a world poll of...Read more
ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey graphics(2)

Paris | 01/05/2005

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Economists see world economic slowdown(2)

Paris | 15/02/2005

Paris A panel of more than 1,100 corporate and academic economists from all parts of the world today registered a slight deterioration in...Read more
Economists see world economic slowdown

Paris | 15/02/2005

A panel of more than 1,100 corporate and academic economists from all parts of the world today registered a slight deterioration in the...Read more
World economy will flag in next six months

Paris | 18/11/2004

The unusually robust expansion of the world economy will flag somewhat, according to the results of the latest ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey...Read more
Poll finds world economic climate has stabilized at high level

Paris | 12/08/2004

The global economic climate remains favourable and will continue to develop positively during the rest of the year despite a slight...Read more
ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey graphs

Paris | 02/08/2004

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Poll finds companies dissatisfied with slow Doha progress

Marrakesh | 07/06/2004

A worldwide poll of business leaders has found widespread dissatisfaction among companies with the slow pace of progress in world trade...Read more
World economic confidence at 10 year high, poll finds

Paris | 17/02/2004

Global economic confidence is at a ten year high, according to the results of the latest ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey, with sustained...Read more
Global economic recovery has started, says business poll

Paris | 26/11/2003

A world survey of business sentiment today pointed to the onset of global economic recovery, with upbeat expectations evident in North...Read more
World economic climate brightens

Paris | 27/08/2003

A world survey of business sentiment today showed rising expectations for the global economy although assessments of the current situation...Read more
Economic recovery hopes hinge on an end to Iraq crisis

Paris | 06/03/2003

Business expectations for the state of the world economy by the end of July show a marked improvement, an international poll covering 90...Read more
Business nerves holding up well despite uncertain outlook

Paris | 28/08/2002

Despite current economic uncertainties and falling stock markets, corporate assessments of the world economic climate declined only slightly...Read more
World business opinion favours uniform accountancy principles

Paris | 11/06/2002

Overwhelming international business support for worldwide acceptance of a uniform set of accountancy principles emerged from a world...Read more