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The World Chambers Federation (WCF) was established by ICC in 1951 to be the advocate of its chamber of commerce members worldwide.WCF is a non-political, non-governmental body representing the interests of all local, national, regional, bilateral and transnational chambers of commerce and industry.
WCF strengthens links between chambers, enabling them to improve performance as well as discover new products and services to offer their members. |  |
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| Leading Turkish businessman, Rona Yircali, will succeed Avijit Mazumdar as WCF Chairman at the end of month. |
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Chambers and the HIV/AIDS challenge
HIV/AIDS has a major impact on the workplace and on economic development. In many of the most affected countries, chambers of commerce and industry have been at the forefront of efforts to deal with the epidemic, implementing programmes to assist their member companies. |
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Transnational chambers partner for growth
ICC World Chambers Federation’s (WCF) Transnational Chambers of Commerce Forum drew members of the transnational chamber community from all corners of the world to Paris this week. |
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Certificates of Origin go electronic
Obtaining Certificates of Origin can sometimes be a lengthy process but with a new system from the British Chambers of Commerce what once could take days can now be completed in less than an hour. |
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WCN makes the top five
World Chambers Network (WCN), the online international business platform for chambers of commerce, is breaking new ground. One month after its redesign in July 2005, the WCN site (www.worldchambers.com) was rated number seven in the world by Google top business directories. |
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ICC awards presented at JCI Congress
Two International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) business awards honouring free enterprise were presented at the annual Junior Chamber International Congress in Vienna last week. |
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ICC Chairman speaks at Eurochambres Congress
Yong Sung Park, Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, said yesterday that the organization is "extremely concerned" that the Doha trade negotiations are now in "serious trouble". He called on ICC national committees and chambers of commerce around the world to keep up pressure on governments to achieve the aims of the Doha Round in agriculture, services and trade facilitation. He emphasized that, notwithstanding the problems, ICC remains optimistic. "There is," he reminded his audience, "a tactical approach by many negotiators to wait until the last minute to give concessions." |
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Chile to join ATA Carnet system
Chile is to accept ATA Carnets, an International Chamber of Commerce facility for the temporary duty-free admission of goods, from 1 October this year, thereby becoming the first Latin American country to join the Carnet system. |
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How IP benefits developing countries
Developing countries can and do benefit from the intellectual property (IP) system. This was the robust message conveyed by panellists in an ICC-hosted discussion in the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) yesterday. It sought to reassure developing countries which had questioned whether IP, and particularly the patent system, was of benefit to their people. |
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Chambers are vital to African revival
Writing in the South African daily newspaper, Business Day, on the occasion of the 4th World Chambers Congress, Chairman of the World Chambers Federation Avijit Mazumdar argues that the chamber of commerce movement worldwide stands ready to play its part in realizing the objectives set out in the report of the Commission for Africa. |
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Chamber head attests to benefits of World Chambers Congress
Chambers of commerce, large and small, benefit from a rare opportunity to come together to share best practices, exchange information and develop networks when they take part in a World Chambers Federation Congress, according to the Monaco Chamber for Economic Development (CDE), a regular participant. |
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Certificate of Origin Standards in the making
The results of two surveys carried out by ICC's World Chambers Federation (WCF), have revealed that just a handful of countries currently operate with issuance standards and procedures relating to Certificate of Origin practices. |
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Certificate of Origin Standards in the making
The results of two surveys carried out by ICC's World Chambers Federation (WCF), have revealed that just a handful of countries currently operate with issuance standards and procedures relating to Certificate of Origin practices. |
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ICC launches business reconstruction fund following disaster in South Asia
The tsunami that struck South Asia in the early morning of 26 December has brought much pain and anguish to those already affected by economic distress in the region. The huge loss of life and the devastation of large areas of coastland have caused deep shock and sadness at ICC. We would all like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the relatives and friends of those who have perished and our profound sympathies to those who have suffered injury or severe economic loss. |
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