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Guest blog: Crackdown on cartels, do fines tell the full story?

2022-07-18T22:07:54+02:00

17 May 2022 The ICC/IBA Pre-International Competition Network Forum, which took place earlier this month,  focused on the digital technology sector, cartels and private information, and merger control. Tasneem Azad, Managing Director, Expert Services at Kroll, and Marzena Meeson, Director, Expert Services at Kroll, explore what the sharp increase in global cartel fines means for the crackdown on cartels. Global cartel fines stood at $4.6 billion (bn) in 2021, up by 229% compared to 2020, according to the latest report published by the law firm, Morgan Lewis.1 Does this mean that, despite some temporary loosening and amendments to competition law due to

Guest blog: Crackdown on cartels, do fines tell the full story?2022-07-18T22:07:54+02:00

New partnership to bolster inclusivity and diversity in the workplace

2022-07-18T22:09:39+02:00

16 May 2022 ICC World Business Pride has joined forces with the Open for Business coalition to advocate for a more inclusive and diverse workplace as a driver of creativity, innovation and economic growth. In line with ICC’s commitment to a fairer, safer and more inclusive world, ICC World Business Pride (WBP) is proud to announce a ground-breaking new partnership with Open for Business, a coalition of leading global companies dedicated to LGBTQIA inclusion. With global inequality rising, the need to enable opportunity for all, including the LGBTQIA community, is urgent. In partnering with Open for Business as a key advocate for the

New partnership to bolster inclusivity and diversity in the workplace2022-07-18T22:09:39+02:00

ICC reaches major arbitration milestone with 27,000th case

2022-07-18T22:11:44+02:00

6 May 2022 The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC Court) has registered its 27,000th case, having announced record arbitration figures for 2021 earlier this year. The registered dispute is between parties from Africa active in the energy sector and will be administered by the ICC Court Secretariat out of Paris. ICC is the most preferred arbitral institution both worldwide, but also in Africa according to respondents of a major survey of arbitration professionals and users. “Case 27,000 is a very important milestone for the ICC Court, as it fast approaches its centenary year. I am pleased

ICC reaches major arbitration milestone with 27,000th case2022-07-18T22:11:44+02:00

Why you should submit your thesis for the ICC Institute Prize

2022-07-18T22:14:49+02:00

4 May 2022 You are writing a doctoral dissertation or long essay of at least 150 pages about international commercial law? Share your work for a chance to win the 2023 ICC Institute Prize… and €10,000. The competition is open to anyone aged 40 years of age or under. All works competing should be a minimum of 150 pages in length, drafted in English or French, unpublished and completed less than two years prior to the date of submission. Submitted works must be about international commercial law, including arbitration. Last year’s ICC Institute Prize Laureate Brooke Marshall wrote her thesis on

Why you should submit your thesis for the ICC Institute Prize2022-07-18T22:14:49+02:00

ICC welcomes new principles for the future of Internet and calls for global cooperation

2022-07-18T22:16:01+02:00

28 April 2022 Following the launch of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet at the White House today, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued the following statement welcoming the new principles and calling for effective global multilateral cooperation. “An open, stable and trusted Internet that is global and interoperable is vital for business operations worldwide and a prerequisite to the effective functioning of public services such as education and health care as well as to the way citizens interact with their government. “ICC and its network of 45 million business worldwide share a core belief that ICTs

ICC welcomes new principles for the future of Internet and calls for global cooperation2022-07-18T22:16:01+02:00

New partnership forged to make the digital economy work for all

2022-07-18T22:17:14+02:00

26 April 2022 The UNCTAD-led eTrade for all initiative marks a new milestone with the enrolment of the International Chamber of Commerce as its principal private-sector counterpart. A new strategic partnership between the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the eTrade for all initiative seeks to strengthen efforts towards more inclusive development outcomes from the digital economy. The partnership was announced on 25 April during the UNCTAD eCommerce Week held in Geneva and online, following a vetting process among the initiative’s 34 members. UNCTAD Secretary-General Rebeca Grynspan welcomed the new role of ICC and said: “I am very proud to lead this unique global partnership

New partnership forged to make the digital economy work for all2022-07-18T22:17:14+02:00

4 ways ICC is mobilising business to save lives and livelihoods in Ukraine

2022-07-18T22:31:22+02:00

19 April 2022 As the institutional representative of more than 45 million companies in over 100 countries, the International Chamber of Commerce has taken a leading role in advocating for business action in response to the war in Ukraine. Since the conflict’s onset, ICC has mobilised its global network and built historic collaborations with strategic partners to protect lives and livelihoods, support humanitarian efforts and promote business continuity and economic resistance. Condemning Russia’s violent action and breach of international law Following the Russian incursion into Ukraine on 24 February, ICC immediately issued a statement on behalf of the global business community, condemning Russia’s

4 ways ICC is mobilising business to save lives and livelihoods in Ukraine2022-07-18T22:31:22+02:00

ICC welcomes new Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation

2022-07-18T22:32:28+02:00

8 April 2022 ICC has welcomed the launch of a new Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation by ICC United Kingdom, in response to the government’s ambition for the UK to have an open trading system with the rest of the world. In 2020, ICC launched the Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) in partnership with the Asian Development Bank and the Government of Singapore, to establish a globally harmonised, digitalised trade environment, in line with goals to foster inclusion and opportunity for those involved in international supply chains. In 2021, the World Trade Organization and World Customs Organization joined the DSI Governance Board as

ICC welcomes new Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation2022-07-18T22:32:28+02:00

New Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility launches

2022-07-18T22:33:38+02:00

7 April 2022 ICC has joined forces with the Canadian and Australian governments, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Fragomen, Talent Beyond Boundaries, and RefugePoint to launch the Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility with the aim of encouraging and supporting the adoption of labour complementary pathways for refugees. The Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility is a new, multi-sectoral and multistakeholder initiative to increase refugee access to third country solutions via labour complementary pathways, through global dialogue and technical advice. Founding members gathered on 6 April for a virtual event to introduce the goals

New Global Task Force on Refugee Labour Mobility launches2022-07-18T22:33:38+02:00

ICC responds to WTO slashed outlook for global trade

2022-07-18T22:34:38+02:00

1 April 2022 Following reports that the World Trade Organization is to cut the outlook for trade growth in 2022 by half, ICC has issued the following statement. ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO said: “The WTO’s anticipated projections are very much in line with the systemic disruption to trade that we’re seeing throughout our global business network. At a micro-level this means yet more production outages, fewer jobs created and a worrying increase in consumer prices. “As we’ve said consistently in recent weeks, governments and development banks need to take a far more proactive stance to cushion the real

ICC responds to WTO slashed outlook for global trade2022-07-18T22:34:38+02:00
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