ICC’s Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) group today cautioned the UK government to keep an open mind and consider the broader implications of imposing plain packaging regulations on tobacco products.
In the run-up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), business representatives, government officials and other stakeholders engaged in a two-day consultation in The Hague, the Netherlands.
The ICC World Chambers Federation has announced categories for the 2013 World Chambers Competition, the only global awards programme to recognize the most innovative projects launched by chambers of commerce and industry from all over the world.
Chambers of commerce from across the Gulf came together over two days for a joint ICC World Chambers Federation – Dubai Chamber of Commerce workshop, learning international best practice in the issuance procedures required by chambers of commerce in performing this vital trade facilitation service.
Over 40 digital economy experts from 14 countries gathered at ICC headquarters in Paris this week to discuss business priorities relating to the information and communication technologies (ICT) and Internet policy landscape.
ICC provided business input for the United Nations’ (UN) upcoming Rio+20 Conference at a two-day consultation beginning in The Hague, the Netherlands, today with the aim of further mapping out the private sector’s role in the transition to a green economy.
ICC Qatar, with the support of the ICC Banking Commission, the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the ICC International Centre for ADR hosted a one-day symposium on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Banking and Financial Disputes on 29 March in Doha.
ICC has recently adopted a policy statement, produced by the ICC Commission on Taxation, on the application of anti-avoidance rules in the field of taxation.
The Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) –which has started to develop the ChamberTrust qualification system as a basic corporate rating for its SMEs – issued its first official ChamberTrust Seal to Hippocampus-BRT.
“As history has taught us, together, a global network of chambers can realize hopes and tackle problems much more effectively than if individual chambers try to survive alone,” said Rona Yircali, Chairman of ICC World Chambers Federation during his keynote address at the first Asia Pacific Chambers of Commerce Congress organized by the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC) in Kunshan, China, 29-30 March, 2012.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has appointed Cym Lowell as the Vice-Chair of the Taxation Commission
Governments should use a flexible and light touch when they develop new regulations that may apply to cloud-based services in order not to limit the potential of emerging models or risk constraining innovation, the ICC Commission on the Digital Economy recommended in its statement “Business views on regulatory aspects of cloud computing”.
More than 400 banking and business executives from 50 countries are meeting in Doha, Qatar to rethink the future of trade finance in a bid to encourage governments, regulatory bodies and G20 leaders to remove obstacles to trade finance and stimulate economic growth and job creation.
Only a few months prior to the Rio+20 Conference, some 100 representatives of governments, business and other stakeholders gathered in New York for a high-level dialogue on the business case for sustainable development.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) recently interviewed ICC Vice-Chairman Harold McGraw III and ICC Honorary Chairman Victor K Fung for its online video series “WTO Forum”.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), on the occasion of the 11th International Competition Network (ICN) Annual Conference, is hosting its fourth roundtable on competition policy in Rio de Janeiro on Monday 16 April 2012. The central themes for this year’s roundtable conference are “Competition Enforcement and Compliance”
ICC is to hold its first Symposium on Trade Facilitation in Mexico City, on 13-14 June 2012. The dialogue, between customs agencies and business, will be a unique opportunity for each party to exchange perspectives on current international trade issues.
ICC has appointed the Director of Global Logistics Policy at Pfizer, Anthony Barone, as Chair of its Committee on Customs and Trade Regulations. Having served as Vice-Chair of the Committee for one year, Mr Barone will be able to further facilitate the committee’s advancement with his newly appointed title of Chair.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued a policy statement pointing out conflicts that can arise between law enforcement requirements and privacy commitments when governments seek access to personal data held by companies across national borders
The ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) is offering a unique opportunity for sponsors to communicate their key messages to global decision makers at the 8th World Chambers Congress.