The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) told business leaders and government officials – including Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – gathered in Moscow for the International Forum on Anti-counterfeiting 2012 that efforts to stabilize the economy and stimulate economic growth must include intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in order to drive innovation, development and jobs.
The latest version of the Incoterms® rules, ICC’s standard commercial terms for use in contracts for the sale of goods, have been officially endorsed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), confirming their position as the global standard for international business transactions.
ICC is pleased to announce Kersten-Karl Barth, Sustainability Director at Siemens AG, as new Chair of its Commission on Environment and Energy. Mr Barth has worked at Siemens AG for almost 20 years and has held various positions across the company’s portfolio and geographical reach, including hydropower in Latin America, industrial energy efficiency in Europe, and field service for power plants worldwide. In his current position he focuses on the implementation of Siemens’ global sustainability programme.
Rona Yircali, Chair of ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) called on the business community of Nepal, located between to the two giant rising economies of Asia, China and India, to prepare itself for the future dynamism and growth in the region, with predictions showing that the region’s share of the global economy would likely exceed 50% by 2050, as it did 200 years ago.
ICC is set to host a half-day seminar to evaluate the potential consequences of proposed European Commission (EC) regulation on the access of third country goods and services to internal procurement markets, made earlier this year.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today unveiled the latest addition to its suite of tools to help business stamp out corruption: the ICC anti-corruption clause.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ulf Pehrsson as incoming Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment.
ICC BASIS workshops highlight role of Internet in driving economic growth, focusing on enabling cross-border data flows and on economic and social opportunities for women.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published a proposal for improving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) that would foster cross-border communications services, protect essential individual rights, reduce conflict of law difficulties and reduce the risk of countries establishing unnecessary local communications infrastructure requirements solely for crime investigation purposes.
ICC recently marked an important step in its new partnership with ICC China – which is hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) – by convening the first Beijing World Business Leaders Conference on Friday, 28 September following a memorandum of cooperation signed earlier this year.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), under the umbrella of its G20 Advisory Group, today held consultations with business leaders in South Africa on G20-related policy issues.
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), cautioned that New Zealand’s proposal to require plain packaging of tobacco products could result in a series of unintended consequences on the ability to control the flow of illicit trade and ultimately on future economic growth.
Trade finance experts and bankers will join business and government leaders at the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission meeting in Mexico City on 12-15 November 2012 to assess the finance industry’s progress in developing its own rules, and to outline a new blueprint for self-regulation.
How and where multinational companies pay tax is a subject of intense debate and tension among countries and businesses.
ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) has officially launched its International Certificates of Origin (CO) Chain, in response to members’ requests to reinforce the global integrity of Certificates of Origin issued by chambers of commerce.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today unveiled the initial recommendations of its Business World Trade Agenda initiative, aimed at stimulating the global economy by helping to move the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) multilateral trade negotiations out of an 11-year deadlock.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today released a revised Framework for Responsible Food and Beverage Marketing Communications, intended to provide an updated and relevant self-regulatory tool at a time when pressure on industry is increasing, particularly with respect to marketing to children and growing concerns regarding obesity.
The ICC Commission on Intellectual Property is teaming up with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to co-host a conference entitled “Increasing economic and business competitiveness using intellectual assets” in Beijing on 26 October.
More than 30 years after establishing a Working and Cooperation agreement, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Iberoamerican Chambers of Commerce (AICO) have signed a new memorandum of understanding. The new agreement reaffirms a mutual conviction that close coordination between the two organizations will ensure that their respective members benefit from improved chamber products and services.
In the hopes of hosting the 9th World Chambers Congress, four European chambers went head-to-head with their bidding presentations at a World Chambers Federation (WCF) General Council meeting taking place in Istanbul today.