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            • UN urges business to become more relevant in climate debate

              Copenhagen, 14/12/2009

              Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, challenged business to make itself more relevant to the international climate change debate and to offer clear products to address climate change, which he said business had so far failed to do, beyond a national level.

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            • ICC encourages private sector investment to reduce emissions

              Copenhagen, 11/12/2009

              ICC hosted a side event on finance and climate change in Copenhagen to discuss concrete examples of the enabling frameworks needed to catalyze private sector investment in order to achieve deep long-term emissions reductions, including the reform and development of new market mechanisms.

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            • Business backs Internet Governance Forum

              Hyderabad, India, 10/12/2009

              Business has shown support for the continuation of the multistakeholder Internet Governance Forum (IGF) beyond its mandate of 2010 in its current format.

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            • ICC helping business representatives in Copenhagen

              Copenhagen, 10/12/2009

              With the largest business delegation ever seen at a UN climate change conference descending on Copenhagen over the next two weeks, ICC is hosting a number of events to help business representatives better understand UNFCCC processes and ICC’s special role at the conference.

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            • Malta Forum highlights fight against international fraud and financial crime

              Malta, 10/12/2009

              Fraud awareness, prevention, investigation and recovery were the four key themes discussed at last month’s International Financial Crime Forum held in Malta. The well attended event was organized by ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) in conjunction with the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) and Malta Financial Intelligence Analysis Unit (FIAU).

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            • ICC announces new rules for demand guarantees

              New Delhi, 09/12/2009

              ICC today announced a revised version of the Uniform Rules for Demand Guarantees (URDG) destined to apply to hundreds of billions of dollars of demand guarantees securing monetary and performance obligations in a wide array of international and domestic contracts.

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            • Yircali re-elected as Chair of the World Chambers Federation

              Yircali re-elected as Chair of the World Chambers Federation

              New Delhi, 09/12/2009

              The ICC Executive Board has approved the re-election of Rona Yircali for a third term as Chair of the World Chambers Federation (WCF).

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            • IMB reports surge in violent attacks on vessels off Nigeria

              London, 04/12/2009

              The ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has reported a number of violent attacks on vessels off the Nigerian coast.

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            • Project Leaders Present Results of Research on Global Trade and Investment

              New Delhi, 04/12/2009

              Project leaders from the World Trade Organization, the Harvard Business School and the IMD Business School presented initial results of research projects on global trade and investment supported by the ICC Research Foundation, at a Forum organized by ICC India on 4-5 December, 2009 in New Delhi. Participants in the Forum, on the theme “Globalization and Inclusive Growth”, included more than 100 CEOs and senior executives of major corporations in the Asia-Pacific region, members of the ICC Executive Board , Ministers and senior officials from the Government of India and leading academics.

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            • ICC optimistic progress can be made at Copenhagen climate summit

              Paris, 04/12/2009

              With negotiations for a climate change convention reaching a critical moment, ICC believes progress can be made on an agreement that will include action by major emitters, support intellectual property rights, and keep all energy options open. It should also require signatory countries to develop and report progress on their national climate strategies.

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            • Global congress says stopping counterfeiting and piracy will help economy

              Cancun, 03/12/2009

              Top government officials, business leaders and senior law enforcement authorities today urged national and international political and business leaders to more fully engage in the battle against counterfeiting and piracy as one element of economic recovery efforts.

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            • ICC-Ifo poll shows economists see new opportunities in low carbon economies

              Paris, 03/12/2009

              The vast majority of economists polled in a worldwide survey believe the transition to a low-carbon economy will bring about new opportunities for many businesses in their country, and think clear and transparent guidelines would help companies innovate and invest in technologies designed to meet the challenges of climate change.

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            • Global Congress to call for coordinated response to counterfeit threat

              Cancun, 01/12/2009

              Senior decision makers from governments, law enforcement, customs agencies and the private sector represented by ICC are gathering in Cancun to identify solutions to the worldwide trade in illegal products that is posing an increasingly dangerous threat both to people’s health and the global economy.

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            • ICC’s BASCAP launches Intellectual Property Guidelines in Latin America

              Cancun, 01/12/2009

              ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group today launched a set of intellectual property (IP) guidelines designed to help businesses in Latin America protect their copyright and branded materials, and deter trade in counterfeit and pirated goods.

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            • ICC highlights getting Internet policy right boosts economic growth

              Sharm el-sheikh, 26/11/2009

              To spur economic recovery and drive growth, there must be awareness among world leaders to the advantages of getting Internet policy right.

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            • Global economic index rises again, but problems remain

              Paris, 19/11/2009

              Reflecting more favourable economic conditions for the coming six months but also a more positive assessment of the current situation, the World Economic Climate Indicator rose significantly in the fourth quarter for the third consecutive time following the sharp drops of last year.

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            • Business leaders warn against demise of Internet Governance Forum

              Cairo, 19/11/2009

              Business leaders have issued a stark warning that the demise of the UN-linked Internet Governance Forum (IGF) could impede the ability of the Internet to drive economic growth and improve societal benefits.

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            • ICC praises new UN anti-corruption mechanism

              Dohar, 18/11/2009

              ICC today hailed the success of a recent United Nations Convention Against Corruption (CAC) conference after it agreed on a new monitoring mechanism to determine whether the 142 signatory states are complying with their commitment to fight corruptive business practices.

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            • ICC and Egyptian PM express support for continuation of unique forum

              Sharm el-Sheikh, 17/11/2009

              Meeting on the sidelines of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Egypt this week, ICC Secretary General Jean Rozwadowski encouraged Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, and Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology Tarek Kamel, to express their support of the forum as a unique venue of exchange on a wide range of Internet governance issues.

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            • ICC meets with rotating EU Presidency ahead of Copenhagen climate summit

              Stockholm, 17/11/2009

              Following on the heels of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) meetings in Barcelona, ICC has continued its intensive outreach programme to key government policymakers, meeting with top Swedish government officials last week.

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