Save our SMEs

ICC has issued the following statement in response to the conclusion of today’s G20 Finance Ministers meeting.

The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action – established in Washington DC in April 2019 on Finland’s initiative – brings together fiscal and economic policymakers from over 50 countries in leading the global climate response and in securing a just transition towards low-carbon resilient development.

ICC and Finastra join forces to develop a financing marketplace for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises.

ICC, ITUC and Global Citizen call for an updated G20 Action Plan to address the barriers that sovereign debt burdens present toward pandemic containment and economic stabilisation.

A new SME Climate Hub will support small- and medium-sized businesses to curb carbon emissions to increase competitiveness.

ICC is committed to helping small businesses impacted by COVID‑19. We’re highlighting seven digital business resources to help micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) during this unprecedented period and beyond.

ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO convened a regional meeting this week, marking the establishment of a Latin America (LATAM) and Caribbean Action Group. The group will bolster efforts towards an historic ICC commitment to help digitise a million SMEs worldwide.

On the occasion of World Environment Day, ICC and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, with the support of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), have announced a new partnership – “The SME Exponential Race to Zero”.

ICC has today announced its support for a multistakeholder initiative calling on policymakers, regulators and remittance services providers to improve migrants’ access to remittance services and reduce transfer costs during the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

ICC – the institutional representative of over 45 million businesses – has called for action to tailor financial support measures to the needs of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.