What do a century-old #trade mindset and today’s #tariff talks have in common? More than you think. 👀 Our Deputy Secretary General - Policy Andrew Wilson joined Forbes to unpack the latest tariff headlines. 🎥 Watch here: bit.ly/4jYwSWA

What makes a peak Paris experience so special? Me for Financial Times on eating at the new brasserie in the Grand Palais, meeting the "world's best barman" and more. on.ft.com/3ZrBFrj A rare appearance for me in How To Spend It

An excellent meeting with John W.H. Denton AO John Denton and his delegation. International Chamber of Commerce members recognise the centrality of the WTO to the stability and predictability of the World Trading System. We thank John Denton and all the ICC members for their support, including in direct feedback,

$1.2 to $1.5 trillion. That's the staggering annual cost of bribery alone – equal to roughly 2% of annual global GDP. A new joint WCO International Chamber of Commerce paper finds that trade facilitation – the simplification and harmonization of international trade procedures – can be a powerful lever

I had a really engaging session with the International Chamber of Commerce and their Members WTO today. We discussed trade, multilateralism, expectations for MC14 and importantly what more i think the business community can do to support the trade community- thank you Valerie Picard for the invite! 🇧🇧

Umberto Eco, qui possédait 50 000 livres, disait ceci à propos des bibliothèques personnelles : "Il est insensé de penser qu'il faut lire tous les livres qu'on achète, tout comme il est insensé de critiquer ceux qui achètent plus de livres qu'ils ne pourront jamais en lire. Ce

Was such a pleasure to be at the World Customs Organization to help launch this great publication on Authorized Economic Operators & MSMEs with Ricardo Treviño Valerie Picard of ICC. This is one of the outcomes of WTO MSME Working Group

Installed in power as German Chancellor, today 1933, Hitler pledges "to rule sanely…to govern constitutionally…to steer clear of anti-Semitism":

Sustainability talk is everywhere. But when we say recycling, reuse or circular economy… are we all saying the same thing? ICC Ecoterms® on Circular Economy gives businesses a shared language for 16 of the most widely used circular economy terms in global trade — helping

Sustainability talk is everywhere. But when we say recycling, reuse or circular economy… are we all saying the same thing? ICC Ecoterms® on Circular Economy gives businesses a shared language for 16 of the most widely used circular economy terms in global trade — helping

The US Supreme Court ruling on emergency tariff powers may ease pressure for some businesses, but it creates new uncertainty for trade policy. Read our full statement ⤵️

Sustainability talk is everywhere. But when we say recycling, reuse or circular economy… are we all saying the same thing? ICC Ecoterms® on Circular Economy gives businesses a shared language for 16 of the most widely used circular economy terms in global trade — helping

The multilateral trading system of the future must be built with business at the table. ⤵️ On 25 March in Yaoundé, Cameroon, the ICC-WTO Business Forum will bring together public and private sector leaders on the margins of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference. Insights and

Women’s voices are more important than ever. May their voices ring out. This version of Bella Ciao was recorded last year in Farsi, Arabic, and Hebrew by the Jewish-Arab women’s choir Rana, based in Jaffa. It was first dedicated to the women of Iran, and later to all women

Global trade depends on rules that businesses can rely on. As leaders gather for the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference #MC14, the focus must be on revitalising the WTO system so it can continue to drive investment, jobs and growth. For business, that means protecting its

Strong business environments don’t happen by accident. They’re built on predictable and robust global trade foundations. #TradeMatters

What happens when the rules that keep global trade predictable start to erode? In our latest Trading Thoughts Podcast episode, Hamid Mamdouh, a former WTO Director and current Senior Counsel at King & Spalding, sits down with ICC’s Head of Trade, Valérie Picard, to break down

At #MC14, John W.H. Denton AO presented a Global Business Statement to WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Backed by 236 business organisations worldwide, the message is clear. We need: ➡️ a time-bound process for WTO reform ➡️ a renewal of the Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic

#WTOMC14 has concluded without a concrete political agreement, at a time when the global economy is under real strain. Read our full statement ⤵️ John W.H. Denton AO WTO

Our Annual Report 2025 is now live—and this year is truly special. 💫 As we mark the Alliance’s 10th anniversary, our latest report highlights key achievements from the past year while also looking back at how the Alliance model has evolved and delivered impact over the past