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  • 20 March 2025
  • World Chambers Congress

Five reasons to attend the 14th World Chambers Congress in Melbourne 

The 14th edition of the World Chambers Congress (#14WCC) is set to take place in Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 September 2025, bringing together +1,000 chamber, business and political leaders from around the world. Co-organised by the ICC World Chambers Federation (WCF) and the Victorian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), this global event is the premier platform for knowledge-sharing, networking and shaping the future of international trade.

  • 5 March 2025
  • Trade & investment
  • Global response

Why the most-favoured nation principle matters for business 

A rules-based global trading system, with the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) most-favoured nation (MFN) principle at its core, provides the stability and predictability that businesses require for strategic planning, investment decisions, and day-to-day operations.

  • 19 February 2025
  • Trade & investment
  • Taxation

Are value-added taxes a barrier to trade?

Understanding the differences between value-added taxes (VAT) and tariffs is crucial for informed international trade policy decisions. Providing insight into VAT and its role in global trade, this ICC policy brief clarifies the differences between VAT and import tariffs, illustrating how VAT operates as a consumption tax designed to be neutral and non-discriminatory towards foreign businesses.

  • 14 February 2025
  • Trade & investment
  • Global response

Global Trade Outlook 2025: Industry Insights

Business leaders worldwide have shared crucial insights with ICC on key trade policy challenges, highlighting the need for predictability in global markets.

  • 13 February 2025
  • Trade & investment
  • Global response

The implications of a democracies-only trade pact

New ICC analysis examines the economic implications of proposals to establish a trade system limited to democratic nations, finding such plans would trigger a tariff shock three times larger than the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930 that significantly impacted global trade by raising US import duties on a wide range of goods.

  • 12 February 2025
  • DRS

Unveiled: 2024 ICC Arbitration and ADR preliminary statistics

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has unveiled preliminary dispute resolution statistics for 2024, marking a record-breaking year in the total value of claims pending at year end. The numbers highlight the trust in ICC Arbitration and ADR mechanisms and offer a first look into the evolving global dispute resolution landscape.

  • 11 February 2025
  • Dispute resolution
  • Arbitration

Guest blog: Navigating cross-border disputes in MENA

In today’s interconnected world, cross-border disputes have become increasingly prevalent, particularly in the MENA region, where diverse legal frameworks and cultural nuances intersect. In this guest blog post, Nasser Al-Adba, Managing Partner at Omani & Partners Law Firm, a sponsor of the 13th ICC MENA Conference, explains approaches for managing these cross-border disputes, from early risk assessment to collaborating with local counsel.These disputes often require strategic thinking, legal expertise, and a nuanced understanding of regional complexities.

  • 6 February 2025
  • Trade & investment
  • Global response

ICC urges negotiation over retaliation on trade tariffs 

In a series of high-profile interviews with major media outlets, ICC Secretary General John W. H. Denton AO, has highlighted widespread concerns and uncertainties within the global business community as a result of threatened and imposed US tariff hikes. 

  • 3 February 2025
  • Arbitration

Guest blog: The role of litigation funding in advancing international arbitration in MENA  

International arbitration has emerged as a cornerstone of dispute resolution in the MENA region, offering a neutral and efficient forum for resolving cross-border disputes. However, the financial barriers often associated with arbitration proceedings have deterred many businesses, particularly small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), from accessing this critical avenue.

  • 22 January 2025
  • Institute Prize

3 reasons to submit your thesis for the ICC Institute Prize 

The deadline to submit your doctoral dissertation or long essay in the field of international commercial law to the ICC Institute Prize is looming. Here are three reasons to share your work and have your shot at winning the 2025 Prize.

  • 20 December 2024
  • DRS
  • Business solutions

ICC opens doors to Paris Hearing Centre

The International Chamber of Commerce’s new state-of the art hearing facility in central Paris has opened to the global arbitration community.

  • 19 December 2024
  • Arbitration
  • DRS

New 2025 Brazilian scale (in Reais) for Arbitration

In December 2024, the ICC Executive Board approved the new 2025 Scale in Reais, which applies to cases filed as of 1 January 2025 and administered by the Brazilian office of the Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration (“Court”) of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”).

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