We are pleased to share with you a new study, commissioned by the International Chamber of Commerce, which sets out a comprehensive economic case for the equitable distribution of COVID-19...
ICC AOKpass - A practical tool for governments to fight COVID-19
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The global race is on to establishing a universally recognised digital/travel pass to help global travel and business restarting. ICC – the institutional representative of over 45 million enterpirses— is...
Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (UCP 600) Supplement for Electronic Presentations (“eUCP”) Version 2.0 The new ICC eRules (eUCP Version 2.0 & eURC Version 1.0) came into force...
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the transformation of trade and brought disruptions that will permanently change the way we do business. Produced by ICC Argentina and the Argentine Chamber of...
Around 80% of world trade relies on trade finance—a market that has proven particularly vulnerable to previous financial shocks. Reduced access to reliable, adequate, and cost-effective sources of trade financing...
Businesses of all sizes are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented measures to contain it. As orders are cancelled and export barriers and movement restrictions cut-off...
ICC - IOM Guidance on Protection of Migrant Workers
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ICC COVID-19 Response: Guidance on Protection for Migrant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic WHY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR MIGRANT WORKERS? >> Migrant workers are a crucial part of the work force...
Businesses of all sizes are feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the unprecedented measures to contain it. As orders are cancelled and export barriers and movement restrictions cut-off...
We – the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth’s fifty-four equal and independent member states – are committed to working transparently and constructively within the Commonwealth family and with our...
Global business, workers and civil society call for comprehensive emergency debt relief to enable developing countries to combat the COVID-19 pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to have major disruptive effects on supply chains. Companies of all sizes have adapted as supply and demand dynamics have shifted, borders and...
ICC UNICEF Guide to Family-Friendly Business Continuity
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WHY TAKING ACTION IS IMPORTANT TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES, THEIR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is heavily affecting labour markets and economies, including global supply chains, leading...
ICC - Ten ways for governments to use trade to Save our SMEs
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Governments must use all economic levers to support micro-, small- and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs) during the unprecedented crisis of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. MSMEs, which comprise 90% of companies...
E-COMMERCE, TRADE AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INFORMATION NOTE KEY POINTS • The enforcement of social distancing, lockdowns and other measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has led consumers to...
Simon J. Evenett | 23 Mar 2020 The past fortnight has witnessed a sharp increase in zero-sum, unilateral trade policy acts as governments scramble for medical supplies and equipment. During...
A TRADE BARGAIN TO SECURE SUPPLIES OF MEDICAL GOODS - Preparing for a Second Wave of COVID-19
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Simon J. Evenett & L. Alan Winters | 27 Apr 2020 The recent free-for-all witnessed in trade policymaking on medical goods has had an unintended consequence—paradoxically, it may have laid...
COVID-19 and Trade Policy: Why Turning Inward Won’t Work
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Richard E. Baldwin & Simon J. Evenett | 29 Apr 2020 World trade will soon collapse largely as a result of governments’ battle against the first wave of the...