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The mandate of the Commission on Trade and Investment Policy is to break down barriers to international trade and investment so that all countries can benefit from improved living standards through increased trade and investment flows.

ICC and WEF launch B20 task forces in Davos alongside President Calderon

Davos, Switzerland, 30 January 2012

Mexican President Felipe Calderon personally invited ICC Secretary General Jean-Guy Carrier to take part in a breakfast meeting Saturday to launch task forces in preparation for the next B20 Business Summit.

ICC helps launch 2012 B20 Summit preparations
Mexico City, 19 January 2012 ICC yesterday took part in a meeting of Mexican officials from government and industry, kicking off preparations for the next B20 Business Summit, to be held in conjunction with the G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, 18-19 June 2012.

Market outlook for trade finance is gloomy
Paris, 18 January 2012 New research by ICC and the International Monetary Fund has revealed a largely pessimistic outlook for the demand for trade finance products in 2012.

G20 countries fail to lead in trade openness, ICC Index indicates
Geneva, 16 December 2011 The support for open trade pledged by G20 countries at the end of the Summit in Cannes was not matched by their recent performance, according to the findings of the ICC Open Markets Index – released today by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Consider plurilateral approach for advancement, ICC urges G20
Paris, 16 December 2011 In an open letter to G20 leaders, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has urged G20 governments to consider what the world business organization maintains is a constructive proposal that could be immediately undertaken to spur economic recovery: concluding trade agreements on a plurilateral basis.

G20 must play key role in restoring growth, Euro debt deal only first step
Paris, 27 October 2011 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) welcomes the agreement reached by leaders to address the challenges of sovereign and bank debt in Europe as a development that should contribute to restoring confidence and stability to the world economy, but believes that a strong multilateral effort by all G20 countries will be needed to lead the world economy into a position of renewed growth and job creation.

Gamble appointed Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment Policy
Paris, 7 October 2011 The International Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the appointment of Geoffrey Gamble, Esquire as the incoming Chair of the ICC Commission on Trade and Investment.

WTO-ILO launch book with ICC Research Foundation support
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 WTO and ILO on Tuesday launched Making Globalization Socially Sustainable, a publication that is the product of a collaborative two-year research programme funded by the ICC Research Foundation.