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ICC calls on World Bank and IMF to help avoid unintended effects of crisis on SMEs

In an open letter to IMF and World Bank leaders, ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO has drawn attention to the impact of the Russia - Ukraine crisis on the legitimate business activities of small and medium enterprises.

ICC Whistleblowing Guidelines to scale up business integrity

ICC has unveiled the newest contribution to its tools to help business stamp out corruption: the 2022 edition of the ICC Whistleblowing Guidelines.

ICC statement on Russia–Ukraine conflict  

Following the Russian incursion into Ukraine on 24 February, ICC has issued the following statement on behalf of the global business community.

ICC CoE and WIPO IP for Business join forces to empower innovation in entrepreneurship  

The ICC Centre of Entrepreneurship (CoE) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have announced a partnership to help entrepreneurs navigate intellectual property (IP) regulation and better manage their intangible assets.

Meet Alan Thambiayah, ICC Institute Vice-Chair

Alan Thambiayah, Vice-Chair of the ICC Institute of World Business Law and independent arbitrator with the Arbitration Chambers in Singapore, shares his reasons for joining the world business organization’s global think tank and how he is working with the Presidency to champion its forward-looking agenda.

ICC launches new report reflecting how tech is changing the face of arbitration

ICC has launched a new report to aid tribunals, arbitrators, counsel, and parties in leveraging technology for fair, effective, and efficient international arbitration proceedings.

Claudia Salomon ICC wins Best Development in International Arbitration Award
University of Auckland wins 2022 ICC Mediation Competition

New Zealand’s University of Auckland was crowned champion of the 17th edition of the ICC International Commercial Mediation Competition, following head-to-head virtual mock mediation sessions against 47 university teams from 33 countries. Runners up were Brazil’s University of Sao Paulo and Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and Australia’s University of New South Wales.

ICC and Bogota Chamber launch Centre of Entrepreneurship

ICC has launched a Centre of Entrepreneurship in Bogota bringing the number of Centres helping entrepreneurs and smaller businesses worldwide to nine.

Future International Trade Alliance launched

ICC, DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA and SWIFT have launched the Future International Trade Alliance and signed a memorandum of understanding to standardise digitalisation of international trade. Together, the industry associations will collaborate on the development and adoption of relevant standards to facilitate the use of electronic bills of lading.