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            • Suraj Vaidya, President of FNCCI; Baburam Bhattarai, Nepal Prime Minister; Benedicto Yujuico, CACCI President; and Rona Yircali, WCF Chair

              Asian chambers prepare for Nepal economic revolution

              Paris, 15/10/2012

              Rona Yircali, Chair of ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) called on the business community of Nepal, located between to the two giant rising economies of Asia, China and India, to prepare itself for the future dynamism and growth in the region, with predictions showing that the region’s share of the global economy would likely exceed 50% by 2050, as it did 200 years ago.

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            • The procurement seminar is being hosted as part of ICC’s drive to promote discussions

              ICC seminar on procurement and trade

              Paris, 11/10/2012

              ICC is set to host a half-day seminar to evaluate the potential consequences of proposed European Commission (EC) regulation on the access of third country goods and services to internal procurement markets, made earlier this year.

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              ICC announces Ulf Pehrsson as Vice-Chair of the Commission on Trade and Investment Policy

              Paris, 10/10/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Ulf Pehrsson as incoming Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment.

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            • The ICC anti-corruption clause is available to download free of charge from the ICC website.

              New ICC tool responds to G20 anti-corruption call

              Paris, 10/10/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today unveiled the latest addition to its suite of tools to help business stamp out corruption: the ICC anti-corruption clause.

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            • ICC aims to provide constructive and balanced input to governments for potential MLAT improvements

              Ten ICC tips for improving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties

              Paris, 09/10/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has published a proposal for improving Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) that would foster cross-border communications services, protect essential individual rights, reduce conflict of law difficulties and reduce the risk of countries establishing unnecessary local communications infrastructure requirements solely for crime investigation purposes.

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            • ICC to reinforce the value of a multistakeholder approach to public policy development at 7th IGF

              ICC to champion multistakeholder approach to Internet policy at UN-linked Internet Governance Forum

              Paris, 09/10/2012

              ICC BASIS workshops highlight role of Internet in driving economic growth, focusing on enabling cross-border data flows and on economic and social opportunities for women.

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            • World Business Leaders Conference in Beijing - September 2012

              ICC and ICC China strengthen partnership at Beijing conference

              Beijing, 08/10/2012

              ICC recently marked an important step in its new partnership with ICC China – which is hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) – by convening the first Beijing World Business Leaders Conference on Friday, 28 September following a memorandum of cooperation signed earlier this year.

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            • More than 50 South African business executives gathered to exchange ideas at the G20 consultation

              Business executives gather in South Africa to discuss G20 policy priorities

              Johannesburg, 05/10/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), under the umbrella of its G20 Advisory Group, today held consultations with business leaders in South Africa on G20-related policy issues.

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            • Proposed regulation of tobacco packaging in New Zealand could increase counterfeiting, ICC BASCAP warns

              Proposed regulation of tobacco packaging in New Zealand could increase counterfeiting, ICC BASCAP warns

              Paris, 04/10/2012

              Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), cautioned that New Zealand’s proposal to require plain packaging of tobacco products could result in a series of unintended consequences on the ability to control the flow of illicit trade and ultimately on future economic growth.

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            • Banking Commission Meeting in Mexico

              ICC Banking Commission meeting in Mexico to focus on “Making Self-Regulation Work”

              Mexico City, 01/10/2012

              Trade finance experts and bankers will join business and government leaders at the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Banking Commission meeting in Mexico City on 12-15 November 2012 to assess the finance industry’s progress in developing its own rules, and to outline a new blueprint for self-regulation.

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            • Millions of COs are issued every year by chambers of commerce, facilitating trade worldwide

              ICC launches the International Certificates of Origin Chain

              Paris, 28/09/2012

              ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) has officially launched its International Certificates of Origin (CO) Chain, in response to members’ requests to reinforce the global integrity of Certificates of Origin issued by chambers of commerce.

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              Global business launches trade agenda to provide growth amid the economic crisis

              Beijing, 28/09/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today unveiled the initial recommendations of its Business World Trade Agenda initiative, aimed at stimulating the global economy by helping to move the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) multilateral trade negotiations out of an 11-year deadlock.

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              ICC says tax policy is dated

              Paris, 28/09/2012

              How and where multinational companies pay tax is a subject of intense debate and tension among countries and businesses.

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            • The framework presents a standard, uniformed approach to encourage responsible food and beverage communication

              Updated framework helps industry navigate responsible food and beverage marketing

              Beijing, 27/09/2012

              The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today released a revised Framework for Responsible Food and Beverage Marketing Communications, intended to provide an updated and relevant self-regulatory tool at a time when pressure on industry is increasing, particularly with respect to marketing to children and growing concerns regarding obesity.

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            • ICC to co-host intellectual property seminar in Beijing - s

              ICC to co-host intellectual property seminar in Beijing

              Beijing, 25/09/2012

              The ICC Commission on Intellectual Property is teaming up with the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) to co-host a conference entitled “Increasing economic and business competitiveness using intellectual assets” in Beijing on 26 October.

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            • Rona Yircali, WCF Chairman, Ambrosio Bertolotti, President of AICO and Jean-Guy Carrier, ICC Secretary General, sign Working and Cooperation agreement

              New agreement reinforces ICC WCF-Iberoamerican chambers partnership

              Istanbul, 24/09/2012

              More than 30 years after establishing a Working and Cooperation agreement, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Association of Iberoamerican Chambers of Commerce (AICO) have signed a new memorandum of understanding. The new agreement reaffirms a mutual conviction that close coordination between the two organizations will ensure that their respective members benefit from improved chamber products and services.

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              European chambers in stiff competition to host ICC WCF 9th World Chambers Congress

              Istanbul, 14/09/2012

              In the hopes of hosting the 9th World Chambers Congress, four European chambers went head-to-head with their bidding presentations at a World Chambers Federation (WCF) General Council meeting taking place in Istanbul today.

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              ICC seminar to shed light on Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation

              Paris, 13/09/2012

              Following the release of an ICC policy statement on the issue in May this year, the ramifications of Transfer Pricing and Customs Valuation on global business will be the focus of an ICC seminar to take place on 25 October 2012.

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            • Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration

              ICC tackles Third Party Funding and international arbitration at Annual Institute World Business Law Meeting

              Paris, 12/09/2012

              The ICC Institute of World Business Law is set to discuss the challenges of using Third Party Funding to offset rising costs of arbitration during its 32nd Annual Meeting, in Paris on 26 November 2012.

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            • Dossier IX - Players' Interaction in International Arbitration-s

              New ICC Institute Dossier tackles “Players’ Interaction in International Arbitration”

              Paris, 11/09/2012

              The ICC Institute of World Business Law has published “Players’ Interaction in International Arbitration”, a dossier highlighting how key actors in arbitration cases – and the way they interact – can help achieve justice while keeping delays and costs down.

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