What do we do?

Objective

To break down barriers to international trade and investment so that all countries can benefit from improved living standards through increased trade and investment flows.

Priorities

• Provide the policy content necessary to support ICC’s ongoing efforts to bring about a successful conclusion of the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations.

• Undertake work on major trade policy issues in a post-Doha world, including the relationship between preferential trade agreements and the multilateral trading system, in association with relevant think tanks where appropriate.

• Continue to warn governments against the danger of investment protectionism and the arbitrary treatment of foreign investors, particularly in the context of the growing debate about sovereign wealth funds” and current work by the G8 and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on building an institutional environment conducive to increased cross-border investment.