WTO

ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO has issued the following statement in response to the announcement that WTO Director General Roberto Azevêdo will step down from his position in August 2020:

ICC and WTO have issued a joint statement underscoring the crucial role trade and trade rules have to play in both the health and economic response to the COVID-19 crisis.

ICC has published a paper on an issue central to the vitality and growth of the digital economy: liberalisation of global markets in electronic payment services (EPS) and the trade commitments necessary to achieve it.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has welcomed the announcement of a first phase trade deal between the United States and China.

With so much to look back on over the last year, we’re wrapping up 2019 with 12 notable achievements of our world business organisation.

ICC has welcomed the decision taken today by members of the World Trade Organization to renew the longstanding global prohibition on applying customs duties to cross-border data flows.

Recognising the challenges, criticism and unprecedented pressure faced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) system, ICC has unveiled a groundbreaking set of recommendations to guide the future of international trade.

At this year’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the first of a new series of trade and climate change consultations with the objective of aligning trade and climate change policy.

ICC has today published a landmark paper calling on World Trade Organization (WTO) Members to permanently prohibit the imposition of tariffs on cross-border data flows – as the deadline for renewal of a longstanding moratorium on the application of customs duties on electronic transmissions looms large.

ICC has published an inaugural issues brief on World Trade Organization negotiations on the trade-related aspects of e-commerce.