Somali pirates intensified attacks away from their own coast and were responsible for 44% of the 289 piracy incidents on the world’s seas in the first nine months of 2010, according to a report published today by the International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
Over 40 small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) joined over 100 other participants, including government agencies and members of the public, for a green economy roundtable hosted by the Delta state government of Nigeria in partnership with the International Chamber of commerce (ICC).
ICC India will host its first Taxation Roundtable under the auspices of the ICC Taxation Commission on the 29th October 2010 in New Delhi, India. The event aims to shed light on Indian tax policy and administrative practices. It promises to be highly pertinent given the crucial role tax policies play in providing stability in today’s continually changing international trade climate.
A United Nations announcement last week has confirmed that business will continue to have strong representation in the advisory group charged with guiding preparations for the 5th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to take place in September.
The potential for information and communication technologies (ICTs) to facilitate the transition to a low-carbon economy is the focus of an ICC discussion paper released today.
The Business for Peace Foundation and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are pleased to announce the seven honourees for the 2010 Oslo Business for Peace Awards.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has further expanded its online trade training offering with the launch of URDG Master, advanced online training in Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) 758 and demand guarantees.
In May 2012, 20 years after the Earth Summit, government, business and civil society leaders from all over the world will gather again in Rio de Janeiro to attend the UN Conference on Sustainable Development – commonly referred to as Rio+20. This time the meeting is aimed to assess progress made towards creating a more sustainable world and to discuss approaches for the next 20 years.
The Foundation is pleased to announce the publication this month of the Evian Group book “Peace and Prosperity through World Trade”. This collection of expert essays was commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce Research Foundation (ICCRF) and is being published by Cambridge University Press.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have created a database of trade finance transactions that show the low-risk nature of lending and guarantees to support imports and exports.
In a statement released today, ICC has warned WTO members and G20 governments that many hard-won outcomes may be lost if the Doha Round of trade negotiations are not concluded as soon as possible.
Representing chambers from an extensive geographical range, transnational and other leading chambers of commerce converged in Paris last week to gain insight into, and inspiration from the work of their peers.
As the fifth consecutive Internet Governance Forum (IGF) draws to a close, ICC Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) has urged participants to share experiences and best practices of this year’s forum in their home countries so they can inform decision-making at a local level and continue to tackle ongoing issues such as digital inclusion.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today launched the latest revision of its internationally-recognized trade terms Incoterms® 2010. The rules, used by companies in countless business transactions all over the world, will come into effect on 1 January 2011.
The ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) gathered last night to celebrate 60 years of uniting, and facilitating exchange among, the global community of over 12,000 chambers of commerce around the world. To mark the anniversary, WCF hosted a celebratory dinner featuring speeches by Minister of State of the Republic of Lebanon, former WCF Chair and former ICC Chairman Adnan Kassar, President of Eurochambres Alessandro Barberis and WCF Chair Rona Yircali.
Business leaders have called for the continuation of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) so that together with other relevant stakeholders, they can continue to seek fair and progressive regulatory frameworks that tackle ongoing Internet issues especially to ensure access to the information society for more people around the world.
The Portuguese translation of the 10th edition of the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Intellectual Property Roadmap for Business and Policy Makers was launched on 22 August 2010 at the Congress of the Brazilian Association for Intellectual Property (ABPI), attended by over 720 participants.
The Intellectual Property (IP) Roadmap, updated every two years by the ICC Commission on Intellectual Property, has been translated into Portuguese since 2007, demonstrating ICC’s commitment to help the Portuguese-speaking business community engage in the major IP issues of today.
In collaboration with the governments of Mexico and Switzerland, ICC and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) organized the first session in a series of public-private dialogues known as the Mexican Dialogues. The dialogues will lead the way to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) end of year meeting in Cancun, Mexico.
As preparations gear up for the famed Macau Grand Prix in November, the region has also been busy laying the groundwork for the imminent implementation of the ATA Carnet system.
Emerging technologies such as cloud computing promise to empower developed and developing countries alike, but stakeholders must unite on finding cohesive global policies that can address associated issues including access, security and consumer concerns. This is just one of the key agenda items to be tabled next week at the 5th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Lithuania.