Registration to sit the globally-recognized Certificate for Documentary Credit Specialists (CDCS®) examination has opened, giving professionals and other aspirants an opportunity to validate their level of expertise in the documentary credit field.
Are arbitrators free to ascertain the applicable rules of law independently from the parties? Are they bound by the judicial precedents established by the courts of the country in which the law applies? These, and other pertinent questions relating to proof, interpretation and application of substantive rules by arbitrators, will be the focus of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the ICC Institute of World Business Law to be held in Paris on 5 December.
The ICC Commission on the Digital Economy is pleased to announce new Vice-Chair Kaisa Olkkonen, who is also Nokia Corporation’s Vice President of Government Relations, responsible for policy and regulatory work globally.
The following op-ed by ICC Chairman Terry McGraw was published by Reuters yesterday.
A new ICC Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) report released last week highlights serious issues related to counterfeiting and piracy in India and recommends practical steps to be taken to stop the trade in fake goods.
The International Chamber of Commerce is joining forces with the International Bar Association to host a major conference in Dubai highlighting the merits of mediation as a time and cost-efficient method of resolving domestic and international commercial disputes.
The global network of chambers lies at the heart of the business world, ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) Vice-Chairman Mahendra Sanghi said in his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 2013 Beijing International Conference of Friendly Chambers of Commerce.
Legal practitioners and other business professionals involved in international trade and dispute resolution have less than three weeks remaining to register for the first ever training on ICC’s Model International Sale Contract.
ICC has presented Abdul Rahman Attar, Chairman of ICC Syria, with the Merchants of Peace award for leading ICC Syria through significant challenges since its founding in 1988, as well as for his humanitarian role as President of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC).
At ICC's second annual Supply Chain Financing Summit, on 6-7 November in Paris, leading bankers and corporate executives will debate their latest strategies in the fast developing area of supply chain finance. Participants registering before 27 September will benefit from a special early-bird rate.
As the world anticipated important announcements regarding US Federal Reserve practices and awaits outcomes of critical elections in Germany on Sunday, ICC’s Group on Economic Policy (GEP) has stressed the need for world leaders to keep markets open, avoid trade and investment protectionism in all guises and urged collaboration among nations to address global financial challenges.
Just one month before its new Rules of Mediation come into effect, ICC will host a launch conference to unveil the Rules, offering a comprehensive overview of the main provisions and presenting future users with an opportunity to engage directly with members of the task force which drafted the new Rules.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has hailed the release of a new European report revealing that intellectual property (IP) intensive industries generate almost 40% of total economic activity (GDP) and create 26% of all jobs in the European Union (EU) – but cautioned EU leaders to act on the findings to strengthen intellectual property.
The much anticipated establishment of a presence of the International Court of Arbitration® of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in New York City will be realized with the opening of an office to administer ICC arbitrations in North America on 20 September 2013.
G20 heads of state today met with CEOs representing the Business-20 or “B20” during a special session of the G20 Leaders’ Summit at Strelna Palace, near Saint Petersburg in Russia.
Following requests, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is launching an advanced training programme in international contracts, to be held in Paris on 7-10 October. Led by a panel of experts, the interactive programme will cover negotiating and drafting key clauses, dispute resolution, and cultural and legal approaches.
Chamber, Customs administrations and business representatives converged in Manama, Bahrain on 18-19 August to discuss the effective implementation of the ATA System for the duty and tax-free temporary import and export of goods in Bahrain.
The world economy has weakened slightly this quarter, mainly due to declining optimism in Asia and Latin America, while North America shows signs of continuing recovery, according to a World Economic Survey published today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Munich-based economic research institute Ifo.