The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) –which has started to develop the ChamberTrust qualification system as a basic corporate rating for its SMEs – issued its first official ChamberTrust Seal to Hippocampus-BRT.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed Cym Lowell as the Vice-Chair of the Taxation Commission
Governments should use a flexible and light touch when they develop new regulations that may apply to cloud-based services in order not to limit the potential of emerging models or risk constraining innovation, the ICC Commission on the Digital Economy recommended in its statement “Business views on regulatory aspects of cloud computing”.
Only a few months prior to the Rio+20 Conference, some 100 representatives of governments, business and other stakeholders gathered in New York for a high-level dialogue on the business case for sustainable development.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently interviewed ICC Vice-Chairman Harold McGraw III and ICC Honorary Chairman Victor K Fung for its online video series “WTO Forum”.
More than 400 banking and business executives from 50 countries are meeting in Doha, Qatar to rethink the future of trade finance in a bid to encourage governments, regulatory bodies and G20 leaders to remove obstacles to trade finance and stimulate economic growth and job creation.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), on the occasion of the 11th International Competition Network (ICN) Annual Conference, is hosting its fourth roundtable on competition policy in Rio de Janeiro on Monday 16 April 2012. The central themes for this year’s roundtable conference are “Competition Enforcement and Compliance”
ICC is to hold its first Symposium on Trade Facilitation in Mexico City, on 13-14 June 2012. The dialogue, between customs agencies and business, will be a unique opportunity for each party to exchange perspectives on current international trade issues.
ICC has appointed the Director of Global Logistics Policy at Pfizer, Anthony Barone, as Chair of its Committee on Customs and Trade Regulations. Having served as Vice-Chair of the Committee for one year, Mr Barone will be able to further facilitate the committee’s advancement with his newly appointed title of Chair.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued a policy statement pointing out conflicts that can arise between law enforcement requirements and privacy commitments when governments seek access to personal data held by companies across national borders
The ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) is offering a unique opportunity for sponsors to communicate their key messages to global decision makers at the 8th World Chambers Congress.
Business leaders and trade experts are meeting today in Geneva for the first conference on the ICC Business World Trade Agenda, an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) proposing that business works together with governments to drive more effective trade talks.
ICC and the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry(EUROCHAMBRES) today signed a cooperation agreement to enhance collaborative efforts and communication between the two organizations on issues including the regulation of financial markets and representation of business at the G20.
ICC came away with no fewer than three accolades from the 2nd Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Awards, presented at an official charity dinner last week in Stockholm.
ICC celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday with the launch of an enterprising initiative to improve gender balance both within the secretariat of the world business organization and in its representative bodies.
Chambers of commerce from Biarritz, Dublin, Geneva, Gothenburg, Liverpool, Lyon, Manchester, Northern Ireland and Torino have confirmed their bids to host the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) 9th World Chambers Congress upon its return to Europe in 2015
ICC is organizing its first-ever conference on Cross Border Sales, under the auspices of the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP), with the theme “What is the best legal framework for business-to-business contracts?” on 19 April 2012 in London.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), under the umbrella of its G20 Advisory Group, held consultations with local business leaders on G20-related policy issues yesterday. The meeting gathered policy priorities from CEOs operating in the Eastern Europe and Middle East region for contribution to the June 2012 G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.
ICC last month presented the ICC Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communication to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Workshop on Product Sustainability Information.
ICC green economy leaders advocated principles required for a transition towards a green economy at several ministerial roundtables and multi-stakeholder dialogues in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide input to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012.