Business leaders and trade experts are meeting today in Geneva for the first conference on the ICC Business World Trade Agenda, an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) proposing that business works together with governments to drive more effective trade talks.
ICC and the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry(EUROCHAMBRES) today signed a cooperation agreement to enhance collaborative efforts and communication between the two organizations on issues including the regulation of financial markets and representation of business at the G20.
ICC came away with no fewer than three accolades from the 2nd Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Awards, presented at an official charity dinner last week in Stockholm.
ICC celebrated International Women’s Day yesterday with the launch of an enterprising initiative to improve gender balance both within the secretariat of the world business organization and in its representative bodies.
Chambers of commerce from Biarritz, Dublin, Geneva, Gothenburg, Liverpool, Lyon, Manchester, Northern Ireland and Torino have confirmed their bids to host the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) 9th World Chambers Congress upon its return to Europe in 2015
ICC is organizing its first-ever conference on Cross Border Sales, under the auspices of the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice (CLP), with the theme “What is the best legal framework for business-to-business contracts?” on 19 April 2012 in London.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), under the umbrella of its G20 Advisory Group, held consultations with local business leaders on G20-related policy issues yesterday. The meeting gathered policy priorities from CEOs operating in the Eastern Europe and Middle East region for contribution to the June 2012 G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico.
ICC last month presented the ICC Framework for Responsible Environmental Marketing Communication to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Workshop on Product Sustainability Information.
ICC green economy leaders advocated principles required for a transition towards a green economy at several ministerial roundtables and multi-stakeholder dialogues in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide input to the Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012.
Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP) and the International Trademark Association (INTA) today released a study providing a practical analysis of the importance and benefits of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Business around the world has an increasingly influential role to provide input to G20 decisions regarding economic growth, job creation and open trade and investment. But what is the G20 and what exactly does it do?
ICC has released the fifth issue of the G20 Executive Brief, a newsletter aimed at keeping the organization’s international network and the business community informed ahead of this year’s B20 and G20 Summits, 17-19 June in Los Cabos, Mexico.
In a recorded interview, made available today, Jason Fry, Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration tells legal and business professionals why ICC’s first worldwide trainings on its new Rules of Arbitration are not to be missed.
ICC is pleased to announce the appointment of Luis de la Calle as the incoming Vice-Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment.
After two quarters of successive decline, the global economic climate has begun to improve, although it still remains significantly below its long-term average, according to the latest World Economic Survey (WES), published today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the Munich-based Institute for Economic Research (Ifo).
Increased focus on development issues and constructive policy discussions on Internet security, openness and privacy initiatives are among recommendations put forth on behalf of business to ensure that the annual Internet Governance Forum (IGF) remains the most effective Internet-policy related event of the year.
After five days of intense competition South Texas College of Law (USA), has emerged victorious in the battle to win the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition. South Texas beat off competitors Bar Ilan University (Israel), in ICC’s most challenging mediation competition to date.
Paris South Texas College of Law (United States) won the first prize of the 7th ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce, with Bar Ilan University (Israel) taking the second place, and FGV Sao Paulo Law School (Brazil) coming in third. Congratul
ICC announced today the appointment of Daniel Schmand as Vice-Chair of the ICC Banking Commission responsible for the newly created area of supply chain finance. Mr Schmand is Head of Trade Finance and Cash Management Corporates EMEA at Deutsche Bank's Global Transaction Banking (GTB) division and is also responsible for the global coordination of GTB’s Trade Finance business. With a long track record in trade and commercial banking, Mr Schmand has been involved in several trade related strategic initiatives including product development and risk coordination for trade finance and supply chain products.