​MEDIA RELEASE Harold McGraw elected Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Sunil Mittal elected Vice-Chairman Paris, 22 April 2013 – ICC is pleased to announce it has elected Harold McGraw III to become Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce, and Sunil Bharti Mittal to become Vice-Chairman, effective 1 July. The current ICC Chairman, Gerard Worms, will become ICC Honorary Chairman. Harold (Terry) McGraw has been the Vice-Chairman of ICC since January 2011. He is also Chairman, President and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, soon to be named McGraw Hill Fi

​ Lisbon, 16 April 2013 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) today issued Global Risks – Trade Finance 2013 providing a timely, accurate and comprehensive outlook on the risks in trade finance from the global trade finance industry’s perspective.   Based on data from ICC’s Trade Register, a comprehensive online database of over 15 million transactions provided by 21 banks, the new report shows that trade finance is a relatively low-risk asset class that should not be feared by financial institutions, nor overregulate by governments.   In relation to comparable corpora

​ Lisbon, 17 April 2013 –  The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)  today launched the Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligation (URBPO), a 21st century standard in supply chain finance that will facilitate international trade. These rules were developed by the Banking Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), with a partnership established with financial messaging provider SWIFT to take into account the legitimate expectations of all relevant sectors.   Set to revolutionize trade finance transactions, BPO is an irrevocable commit

Istanbul, 6 March 2012 – The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), under the umbrella of its G20 Advisory Group, held consultations with local business leaders on G20-related policy issues yesterday. The meeting gathered policy priorities from CEOs operating in the Eastern Europe and Middle East region for contribution to the June 2012 G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. The meeting was hosted by Rifat Hisarciklioglu, a leading member of the ICC G20 Advisory Group and President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).   “This consultation is part of our effor