Business needs clear rules to invest in technology to curb the effects of climate change, Guy Sebban, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Commerce, said during the opening session of Poznań Global Business Day yesterday.
The southeastern European country of Montenegro will become the 66th country to join the ATA Carnet System on 1 December 2008.
African chambers of commerce met in the Ethiopian capital today to strengthen the continental chamber network, to lend greater support to the continent’s private sector and work more closely with chambers globally.
The world economic climate index, compiled by ICC and the Ifo Institute for Economic Research, has dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter in a row, hitting its lowest level since 1988.
Following several weeks of intense deliberation, the ICC World Chambers Federation General Council meeting, held in Beijing today, announced that the 7th World Chamber Congress will take place in Mexico City in 2011.
Chamber of commerce experts from all over the world are gathering in Beijing 17-19 November to celebrate the 10th anniversary of China in the ATA Carnet System.
Following on from a spate of piratical activity, a very-large crude carrier (VLCC) has reportedly been hijacked off the East coast of Africa.
Members of the ICC Commission on Banking Technique and Practice and representatives from international financial institutions, private banks, and other experts met at the WTO last week to analyze the shortage of trade finance and discuss possible measures to address the problem.
The ICC Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (CIB) is urging its members to make full use of the Internet as an investigative tool.
Leaders of the G20 economies should take immediate measures to facilitate global trade, particularly in the area of trade finance, to help resolve the global financial crisis, Victor K Fung, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, said today on CNN.
Victor K. Fung, Chairman of ICC, has called on the leaders of the G20 nations to take bold and responsible actions to restore confidence in the world economy, including bringing the Doha Round to a successful conclusion.
Rajya V. Kanoria, Chairman and Managing Director of Kanoria Chemicals & Industries Ltd. and President of ICC India, has been appointed Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment Policy, ICC’s main working body on multilateral trade and investment policy issues.
ICC’s World Chambers Federation (WCF) lent its strong support to the third instalment of the CACCI Local Chamber Awards, a project by the Confederation of Asia-Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI).
The latest piracy statistics released by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Reporting Centre (PRC) indicate a dramatic increase in attacks of piracy for the first nine months of 2008.
As the world faced a rash of challenges needing global solutions − from food shortages to financial market turbulence − more than 100 leaders from business, government and non-governmental organizations convened in Paris today and yesterday for a climate change and resource efficiency forum.
To ensure the voice of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is heard in the global climate change debate, ICC’s Commission on Environment and Energy is conducting a survey with ICC’s World Chambers Federation (WCF).
Registration is now open for the 6th World Chambers Congress, which will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 3-5 June 2009. By registering online at
The IP Guidelines help businesses manage copyright and branded materials and deter trade in counterfeit and pirate goods by outlining practical steps that businesses can take to protect their own innovation and creativity in IP-based products and services, as well as to protect against the risk of using counterfeit materials or infringing other companies’ IP rights.
Members of the International Chamber of Commerce and its Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) initiative participated in a meeting this week in Strasbourg convened to focus on European stakeholders’ perspectives on main themes of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The IGF is due to take place in Hyderabad, India in December.