The health of the world’s economy continues to deteriorate as insufficient demand, unemployment and the on-going debt crisis in Europe undermine recovery efforts, results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic Survey (WES), released today, revealed.
With registration now open and a full programme available from the ICC website, ICC is gearing up for its 4th ICC International Mediation Conference – an event tailored for users of commercial mediation.
Ethics training can be a major tool in fighting corruption in developing countries, according to the results of the latest quarterly World Economic Survey (WES) by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Institute for Economic Research (Ifo) in Munich.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Oslo-based Business for Peace Foundation are seeking nominees for the 2013 Business for Peace Award, a global honour accorded to inspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs who combine ethical responsibility with business success.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today unveiled new uniform rules on forfaiting (URF) to govern the international forfaiting market estimated at more than US$300 billion annually. The URF will enter into effect on 1 January 2013, providing a set of rules for the sale of instruments used for financing trade – which include bills of exchange, promissory notes, documentary credits and invoice purchases as well as some newer instruments.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) underscored at the Climate Investment Funds meetings, which ran from 30 October to 7 November in Istanbul, that effectively leveraging private and public capital will require a range of incentives, partnerships, policy frameworks, and risk sharing in order to achieve the desired environmental and socioeconomic results.
In light of its leadership role with the Mexico 2012 B20 task force on trade and investment, ICC was invited to give one of the inaugural addresses at the first G20 Trade and Investment Promotion Summit, 4-6 November in Mexico City. ICC presented the recommendations of the task force on trade and investment, which were the basis for the organization of this summit.
What steps should be taken in the lead up to an international mediation and how can confidentiality and enforceability be ensured? These are just some of the questions that will be answered when an ICC seminar on mediation takes place in Hong Kong at the end of the month.
As the seventh Internet Governance Forum (IGF) draws to a close in Azerbaijan today, ICC BASIS (Business Action to Support the Information Society) members highlighted that market-focused enabling policy frameworks are key to driving Internet innovation and economic growth. Highlighting a need to enrich the Internet governance debate, business believes that inclusive participation and the multistakeholder approach are the most effective ways to promote and protect these policies.
Now is the time to register for the few remaining places at the ICC Advanced PIDA Training on international commercial arbitration, in Paris on 3-6 December 2012, hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Institute of World Business Law.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies came together to set out common principles for advertising self-regulation and agreed on the importance of the Consolidated ICC Code of Advertising and Marketing Practice as an essential foundation.
Government officials and intellectual property experts at a recent conference in Beijing emphasized the strategic importance of intellectual property (IP) in shaping current economic policies of governments and businesses.
7th annual, UN-linked Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to focus on maintaining the free flow of information online and maximizing the economic potential of the Internet.
Chamber trade documentation experts from more than 20 countries set in motion a series of global initiatives and action plans during their recent meeting on 6 November 2012 in Goa, reinforcing their central role in helping business do international trade.
Ahead of Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2012, which opens in Azerbaijan tomorrow, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has stressed the importance of both the multistakeholder approach to Internet policy creation, and enhanced cooperation in stimulating economic growth.
ICC experts underscored the crucial role played by business in tackling the challenges of climate change, at the 15th annual meeting of the International Business Forum (IBF) in Pretoria earlier this month.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is today launching a fresh version of its new web portal, featuring additions – such as mega menus – that make the site even more enjoyable and easy to visit.
An exclusive interview on “10 years of international arbitration in Latin America” and an analysis of arbitration in world sport, are just two of the treats lined up for participants at the 10th ICC Annual Miami Conference on 11-13 November.
Staying in control of commercial disputes using ADR techniques is the main theme of the upcoming 4th ICC International Mediation Conference scheduled to take place in Paris on 7 February 2013.
The number of ships signaling attacks by Somali pirates has fallen this year to its lowest since 2009, a report from the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB) revealed today, but IMB warns seafarers to remain vigilant in high-risk waters around Somalia, the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. Meanwhile, violent attacks and hijackings are spreading in the Gulf of Guinea.