A new ICC web-based seminar will be offered on Thursday, 5 April to help businesses of all sizes, chambers and others expand their reach through social networks.
New research by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed a largely pessimistic outlook for the demand for trade finance products in 2012.
As requests start to come in for dispute resolution under its new Rules of Arbitration, ICC is set to host training sessions in February and March to help lawyers, in-house counsel and arbitrators to become acquainted with the new Rules, which entered into force on 1 January.
ICC is presenting international trade professionals with an opportunity to enhance their understanding and use of Incoterms® rules with a new series of Masterclasses, set to run from 16-17 February.
The ICC International Court of Arbitration registered 795 arbitration cases in 2011 under ICC Rules of Arbitration, surpassing the previous year by two cases. On average, the Court has registered 800 cases per year since 2009.
Commercial dispute resolution professionals interested in attending ICC’s 3rd Annual International Mediation Conference have just one more day to benefit from ‘early bird’ registration rates.
The ICC International Court of Arbitration has welcomed in the New Year with the entry into force of its revised Rules of Arbitration.
An intensive conference on international arbitration was held in Ramallah, Palestine last week as part of the development phase of the ICC Jerusalem Arbitration Centre (JAC), an independent, specialized arbitration institution tailored to Israeli-Palestinian commercial disputes and their unique circumstances.
The support for open trade pledged by G20 countries at the end of the Summit in Cannes was not matched by their recent performance, according to the findings of the ICC Open Markets Index – released today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
In an open letter to G20 leaders, ICC has urged G20 governments to consider what the world business organization maintains is a constructive proposal that could be immediately undertaken to spur economic recovery: concluding trade agreements on a plurilateral basis.
Former President Bill Clinton was among a host of guests joining Harold McGraw III, ICC Vice-Chairman and Chairman of ICC USA (the United States Council for International Business, USCIB), to celebrate the accomplishments of business leader Andrew Liveris, Chairman and CEO of The Dow Chemical Company and recipient of the USCIB International Leadership Award 2011.
ICC Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Louise Kantrow underscored the crucial role of the private sector in attaining internationally agreed financing for development commitments. In her remarks to the UN General Assembly High Level Dialogue on Financing for Development, which took place at UN headquarters last week in New York, Ms Kantrow also urged the UN to deliver on financing for development commitments in order to achieve the goals.
ICC congratulates the South African presidency for leading the efforts in concluding the 17th conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and welcomes the decision to negotiate a new and inclusive legal agreement on climate change by 2015, which will take effect by 2020. ICC also applauds the substantive decisions taken on several key elements of the Cancun Agreements, in particular those relating to market approaches, technology and adaptation.
Paris The German version of the toolkit was launched on 9 December by ICC Germany, the German Global Compact Network and Transparency International Germany on the occasion of World Anti-Corruption day. RESIST is aimed at companies operating internationally and exposed to solicitation risks. The trainin
Business has called on the international community to agree on a legally binding deal on climate change stressing that a clear commitment would trigger a massive surge of global investments. This was the common view among business leaders from all sectors at the Durban Global Business Day on 5 December.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) initiative on business action to stop counterfeiting and piracy (BASCAP) today launched a Russian version of its Intellectual Property Guidelines for Business that help businesses manage copyright and branded materials and deter trade in counterfeit and pirate goods.
Featuring speakers from Shell, Chartis, GE Oil & Gas, SGS, QDVC and Telefonica, ICC’s 3rd International Mediation Conference will provide practical tools and strategies for businesses to surmount obstacles to effective mediations and lasting settlements.
ICC has published a Spanish version of its Rules on Combating Corruption that delineate measures companies should take to prevent corruption, including strong measures to end bribery and extortion.
Claire Debourg of France is the laureate of the third ICC Institute Prize for her thesis Conflicting decisions in international arbitration (Les contrariétés de décisions dans l'arbitrage international), the ICC Institute of World Business Law announced at a ceremony yesterday in Paris following its annual meeting.
A Spanish version of the ICC-WIPO publication Making intellectual property work for business was launched yesterday during the Latin American Association of Exporters and Services (ALES) meeting at the Bogota Chamber of Commerce in Colombia.