ICC promoted the role of business in global sustainable growth and economic recovery when it took part in the World Investment Forum (WIF) 2012, which ran 20-23 April in Doha.
Observing international world intellectual property (IP) day yesterday, ICC supported a host of activities to demonstrate how intellectual property protection benefits society as a whole.
ICC today welcomed the confirmed strong representation of business in the Multistakeholder Advisory Group (MAG) responsible for ensuring a smooth preparatory process for the 7th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) – an open forum for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has re-issued its Guidelines for International Investment to adapt to new challenges of the international investment environment and to further promote investment as a driver of economic growth.
One hundred and two incidents of piracy and armed robbery have been reported for the first quarter of 2012, with dangerously increasing numbers in West African waters, according to figures released today in the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) global piracy report.
Global business is concerned about recent developments in tax legislation in India, where retroactivity is adding a strongly negative connotation to the investment climate.
Executives from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), along with partners World Economic Forum (WEF) and Mexican business associations COPARMEX and COMCE, this week delivered recommendations reflecting the priorities of global business to Mexican President Felipe Calderon.
The ICC Institute of World Business Law is organizing a Spanish language PIDA training on international commercial arbitration that will study a mock case under the 2012 ICC Rules of ArThe bitration.
The conference, being held 25 June 2012 at ICC Headquarters in Paris under the auspices of the ICC Institute of World Business Law, will provide a unique public-private forum to discuss the extraterritorial application of economic sanctions.
ICC and the Business for Peace Foundation are pleased to announce the six recipients of the 2012 Oslo Business for Peace Awards, the highest form of recognition that can be bestowed upon a person in business.
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.
“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.