29 August 2019: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission’s latest edition of its Global Survey on Trade Finance provides an authoritative review on global trade finance trends based upon interviews from over 300 banks in over 90 countries. Brendan du Preez, Head of Supply Chain Finance, Group Trade, Standard Bank In this ICC guest blog, Brendan du Preez, Head of Open Account and Supply Chain Finance and West Africa Trade, Group Trade, Standard Bank, discusses some of the challenges facing banks today, as

26 August 2019: Dorjee Sun, CEO and co-founder of Perlin, discusses the benefits of blockchain technology for Incoterms®2020 and the future of trade with ICC. Over the past decade, digital technology and climate change have shaped international trade. Not too many business leaders can say that they have been at the forefront of both these movements. Dorjee Sun, CEO and co-founder of Perlin, can. From building his own software company as a university student to forming a carbon trading company for conserving rainforests – Mr

26 August 2019: ICC has issued a statement expressing disappointment at the significant lack of collective leadership from the leaders of the world’s largest industrialised economies at conclusion of the G7 Summit. ICC — the world’s largest business organisation, representing over 45 million companies — described the Summit as a missed opportunity to tackle growing economic and environmental challenges through coordinated action on the part of G7 economies. ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO said: “It is increasingly clear to business leaders that we now

23 August 2019: ICC Secretary General John W.H. Denton AO has issued a statement in reaction to forest fires sweeping across the Amazon rainforest. “The wildfires in the Amazon are a heartbreaking reminder of the urgency to protect the world’s vital resources on which we all depend. The Amazon is a vital biodiversity reserve and crucial greenhouse gas buffer. Deforestation on this current scale is already having devastating consequences, not just in Brazil but in our own homes and communities. Mechanisms for sustainable forest development should

26 July 2019: The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) welcomes the European Union (EU) and Canada’s announcement to utilize international arbitration panels to resolve trade disputes under World Trade Organization (WTO) rules. Following leader-level talks at the recent EU-Canada Summit, the EU and Canada have agreed to the creation of a new trade dispute resolution arrangement in place of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body – responding to the continued gridlock in appointing judges to the WTO’s appeals court. Under this agreement, trade disputes involving the EU or Canada will be submitted to

24 July 2019: As national digital taxation proposals continue to emerge, ICC calls for governments and business to adopt a unified approach to taxation of the digitalised economy. Taxation of the digitalised economy remains a leading topic on the global tax agenda as policymakers seek to address the implications and opportunities presented by digitalisation. Political pressure is evident as governments around the world explore solutions to ensure that income generated from cross-border activities in the digital age is taxed appropriately. France has taken the lead