As its mandate comes up for review, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), a multistakeholder body created by the United Nations for discussion of Internet policy issues, received a strong vote of confidence from the business and technical communities earlier this week. At a joint event for UN delegates, the ICC and the Internet Society (ISOC) urged UN member states to continue the mandate of the IGF with its founding principles intact as a unique space for exchange on important Internet governance policy matters.
While Somali pirates demonstrated increased range and capabilities, there has been a relative decline in pirate attacks worldwide for the first two quarters of 2010, according to a report issued today by the International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB). A total of 196 incidents around the world were recorded by the IMB’s 24 hour Piracy Reporting Centre, compared to 240 incidents in 2009. This includes 31 vessels hijacked, 48 vessels fired upon and 70 vessels boarded.
The current economic situation in the euro zone and its global impact was the subject of the first ICC Corporate Economists Advisory Group (CEAG) webinar, held this week.
The webinar, which took place on 7 July, revealed how recovery in the fragile euro zone has been weaker than in the United States and Japan. Domestic demand only ceased to fall in the first quarter of 2010 despite strong fiscal and monetary policy, which reduced interest rates to close to zero and generated an extraordinary liquidity provision, webinar participants heard.
ICC has called for a more benevolent treatment of trade finance, given the potential international trade has to drive the world out of recession.
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) statement on lawful intercept published today provides practical recommendations for ensuring that law enforcement has the tools it needs, while also ensuring that those tools are consistent with other important legal obligations related to information security, human rights and privacy, as well as the goals of promoting innovation, competition, economic development and international trade.
Following a recent spate of attempted attacks in the region, Somali pirates successfully hijacked a vessel in the southern part of the Red Sea on Sunday.
Ten innovative chamber products and services have been selected by a jury for recognition at the fourth meeting of France’s local and regional chambers (CCIPRO).
The 10th Annual CCS Economic Crime Lecture, sponsored by QEB Hollis Whiteman and PCB Litigation, gave an insight into thmindset of fraudsters and showed how companies can use this information to redefine their own security plans and procedures.
Securing an array of international and domestic monetary and performance obligations, ICC's new Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) enter into effect tomorrow.
The world’s leaders are at an important crossroads as they tackle the question of how to press forward following the worst recession in decades, according to experts at the ICC World Business Summit in Hong Kong today, organized by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Speakers and delegates at the summit agreed that trade, employment and sustainable development are key drivers of economic recovery and future growth. They urged governments to support their job creation, export and sustainable development initiatives by ensuring that new employment opportunities are created for unskilled labour, protectionist pressures are kept in check and efforts are stepped up to address critical environmental issues. In addition, governments were encouraged to nurture innovation as a catalyst for the world economy to prosper.
ICC, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF) today announced that the application deadline for nominations has been extended for the 2010 World Business and Development Awards. Nominations for the World Business and Development Awards will now be accepted until 11:59pm GMT on Thursday 15 July 2010.
Despite repeated commitments by G-20 countries to avoid adopting such measures, protectionist policies are being implemented at an alarming rate, according to a new research report, “G-20 Protection in the Wake of the Great Recession”.
Continuing a long tradition of providing the global trading community with the most up-to-date trade tools, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is preparing to launch the Incoterms® 2010 rules.Today, ICC has announced it is now accepting preorders for the revised Incoterms® rules, which will come into effect on 1 January 2011.
ICC, which believes that trade has a vital role to play in the global economic recovery, is disappointed by the Toronto G20 Summit’s inadequate approaches to two key trade issues: trade finance and the Doha Round of trade negotiations.
ICC's Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today announced the submission of their joint recommendations and comments on the consolidated text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The organizations’ comments were sent to the negotiators, who are meeting in Lucerne, Switzerland starting Monday, 28 June.
The threat of bribe solicitation and extortion remains a severe hindrance to a fair and open trading system – vital for a healthy global economy and to efforts to curb corruption. Unveiled today during a meeting of the United Nations 10th Principle Working Group in New York, the expanded edition of Resisting Extortion and Solicitation in International Transactions (RESIST) is a practical toolkit to help companies train employees to respond appropriately to a variety of solicitations.
In the wake of one of the most challenging years in business history, ICC has called on G8 and G20 leaders meeting in Toronto this week to take action in three areas that are crucial to the future of the world economy: international trade and investment; climate change and energy; and intellectual property and innovation.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the voice of world business, today called on leaders at the G8 and G20 summits to act decisively against counterfeiting and piracy.
As the ICANN international meeting begins in Brussels, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – with an active business participation in ICANN – has underlined the importance of ICANN’s success to date and encourages its continued progress.
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The Spanish translation of the 10th edition of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC)Intellectual Property Roadmap for Business and Policy Makers was launched this week during a meeting of the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property in Barcelona, which attracted close to 300 delegates from Spain and Latin America.
The Intellectual Property (IP) Roadmap, updated every two years, has been translated into Spanish since 2007, demonstrating ICC’s commitment to the Spanish-speaking business community and ensuring their engagement and influence on the major issues they face.