Welcome to the Australian National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce’s new website, the Australian arm of the world business organisation.
Here you can find all the information you need on ICC Australia acitivities and membership, and an extensive range of resources including international business links and information.
ICC was founded in 1919 by a group of international business leaders.
Through the years, ICC has continued to promote the free flow of cross-border Trade and Investment, and now represents – directly and through its member chambers – several million commercial enterprises in over 140 countries.
The Australian affiliate, ICC Australia, was the eleventh national committee of ICC to be founded – in 1927.
ICC Chairman Victor Fung told a group of high-level international business leaders and government officials today that governments must avoid the temptation to seek isolation from the global recession through protectionist measures to restrict imports and foreign investment.
Disruptive forces still at play as financial markets recover Monaco, 1 July 2009
The recovery of the world’s financial markets depends on the interaction between regulation, finance and the real economy. However, other major driving forces including social, cultural and political factors are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the process, a workshop on the future of world financial markets concluded.
ICC to hold international commercial arbitration workshop Paris, 29 June 2009
ICC will be holding a workshop on ICC arbitration proceedings that will highlight ICC practices, the differences in cultures, and legal procedures through a mock case in Paris.
ICC-IFA to draft trade finance forfaiting rules Paris, 24 June 2009
ICC and the International Forfaiting Association (IFA) have created a joint drafting group to prepare new global forfaiting rules, the ICC Banking Commission announced today.
ICC Institute masterclass for arbitrators proves hit with legal practitioners Paris, 15 June 2009
International commercial arbitration is a flexible, cost-efficient and quick method for resolving disputes that has flourished in recent years with the emergence of a global economy. Yet specific advanced-level training for arbitrators on the subject remains limited and time consuming.
ICC calls on G8 to avoid economic nationalism Rome, 12 June 2009
The G8 summit should resist pressures to resort to economic nationalism and should further strengthen international cooperation to meet the challenges posed by the global recession, climate change and product counterfeiting, ICC urged Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi today.
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