International Business - Commerce Community... http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/templ/img/icom7.png http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=77 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has put forward a series of practical proposals to address environmental concerns through cooperative actions between governments and the private sector i n a letter to environment ministers attending the G8 environment ministers meeting, 24-26 May in Kobe, Japan. As businesses continue to take effective action to address global environmental challenges, ICC’s letter provides building blocks for policymakers on how governments and business can work together to address these concerns. The recommendations are focused on climate change, biodiversity, and resource efficiency_ three thematic areas the G8 ministers will discuss. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=77 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 24 May 2008 18:45:22 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=77 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=76 Microsoft and Yahoo are back at the table, Microsoft says today. In a press statement, the company says: in light of developments since the withdrawal of the Microsoft proposal to acquire Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft announced that it is continuing to explore and pursue its alternatives to improve and expand its online services and advertising business. Microsoft is considering and has raised with Yahoo! an alternative that would involve a transaction with Yahoo! but not an acquisition of all of Yahoo! Microsoft is not proposing to make a new bid to acquire all of Yahoo! at this time, but reserves the right to reconsider that alternative depending on future developments and discussions that may take place with Yahoo! or discussions with shareholders of Yahoo! or Microsoft or with other third parties. There of course can be no assurance that any transaction will result from these discussions. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=76 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 19 May 2008 00:18:25 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=76 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=73 The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has taken the first step towards regulating all payment and settlement service providers such as Mastercard, Visa, and First Data. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:27:33 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=72 http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=72 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:31:47 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=72 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=71 Federal Reserve officials signalled they will slow the pace of interest rate cuts even as they concluded ‘some contraction in economic activity’ is likely. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=71 webmaster@icom7.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:02:50 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=71 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=70 The ICC International Court of Arbitration will stage a two-day arbitration workshop in Montreal on 1-2 May 2008, a first in Canada. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:59:40 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=69 http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=69 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:53:33 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=69 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=68 Nine new countries will join the Schengen system on December 21 this year - they are Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Malta. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=68 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:25:31 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=68 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=67 This multi-billion dollar Nigeria 419 Scam which has been on for over two decades now-moving from paper mail to fax to Internet mail-is well known to all international agencies, including the US federal agency, the FBI. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=67 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:04:21 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=67 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=66 It was the anti-globalisation movement that really put globalisation on the map. As a word it has existed since the 1960s, but the protests against this allegedly new process, which its opponents condemn as a way of ordering people's lives, brought globalisation out of the financial and academic worlds and into everyday current affairs jargon. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=66 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:39:33 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=66 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=65 Just four days after Bear Stearns Chief Executive Alan Schwartz assured Wall Street that his company was not in trouble, he was forced on Sunday to sell the investment bank to competitor JPMorgan Chase for a bargain-basement price of $2 a share, or $236.2 million. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=65 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:21:25 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=65 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=64 ICC's Commission on Trade and Investment Policy has urged governments to safeguard freedom of investment by avoiding investment protectionism in a new policy statement. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=64 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 07 Mar 2008 22:44:07 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=64 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=63 http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=63 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:39:16 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=63 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=62 The dollar traded near a record low against the euro after the yield advantage on two-year German government debt over Treasuries widened to the most in more than five years. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=62 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:16:15 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=62 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=61 ICC's Commission on Trade and Investment Policy has issued a policy statement calling on all members of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) to uphold the agreement in both letter and spirit. The ITA, which came into force in 1997, commits countries who become members to bind and eliminate customs duties on covered information technology goods such as personal computers, computer monitors and telecommunications apparatus. To date, 70 countries have become members of the ITA, representing more than 97% of global trade in the high-tech sector. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=61 webmaster@icom7.com Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:33:52 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=61 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=60 Sens. Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton ended their televised Austin, Texas, debate last week on a high note. But, since then, their campaigns have been outrightly confrontational. The tone is likely to carry over into their Cleveland, Ohio, debate late this week and into March 4 voting in Ohio, Texas, Vermont, and Rhode Island. Clinton, facing elimination from the race, has adopted an angry campaign persona and Obama is not turning the other cheek. Ironically, the hottest debate has been over an issue where both candidates have been trimming and grandstanding: the North American Free Trade Agreement and international trade (see below). Away from the Obama-Clinton exchanges, Sen. John McCain appeared over the weekend to have a temporary upperhand in his conflict with The New York Times over the paper's story alleging he had an irregular personal and professional relationship with a young female lobbyist. Republican conservatives, heretofore expressing doubt about McCain, rallied to his support against their common Times enemy. Longer term, however, this will be a difficult argument for McCain to win. Since his 2000 presidential race, he has presented himself as an independent, cranky opponent of wasteful federal spending, lobbyist influence and other Washington, DC-as-usual practices. Media for the most part have bought into his self-drawn picture. Behind the scenes, though, knowledgeable capital and Arizona analysts have known that McCain had close relationships with lobbyists and had intervened frequently for special interests and the politically connected. National media will now examine the relationships and interventions -- likely one at a time, and over a continuing period, forcing McCain into a series of uncomfortable responses. It will be political water torture, if not waterboarding, which McCain has denounced. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=60 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:06:39 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=60 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=59 The British government has introduced new rules for money transfer companies to ensure that the money, which is transferred from Britain overseas including India, are delivered safely and to the right person. Annually, about 2.3 billion pounds are transferred from Britain overseas, most of it to 50 developing countries. A large chunk of it, about 300 million pounds, is transferred to India every year, followed by Pakistan (200 million pounds). However, individuals who transfer the money to India and other places face worries about the amount reaching the destination, and reaching the right person. The Department of International Development (DFID) has introduced a new Remittance Customer Charter to help those sending money to India and elsewhere. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=59 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:02:09 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=59 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=58 The buyer in any public-public merger generally sees a stock price hit http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 10 Feb 2008 06:10:06 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=57 Microsoft said on Friday that it had offered to buy struggling Internet firm Yahoo for 44.6 billion dollars (30.0 billion euros) in cash and stock. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=57 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:29:34 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=57 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=56 The European Payments Council (EPC) representing the European banking industry, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the European Commission (Commission) share a common vision for the creation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and the process leading to its realisation. All three institutions are working together and making their distinctive contributions to bring about the SEPA from January 2008. SEPA will be an area in which consumers, companies and other economic actors will be able to make and receive payments in euro, whether between or within national boundaries under the same basic conditions, rights and obligations, regardless of their location in SEPA. The realisation of SEPA will therefore eliminate the current differences between national payment instruments and cross-border payment instruments in euro so that consumers, businesses and public administrations will be able to make cashless payments in euro from a single payment account anywhere in SEPA using SEPA-wide standardised instruments. Making and receiving payments will become as easy, reliable, competitive and efficient as currently in the domestic context. Providers will be able to offer these services and users to use these services throughout the whole of SEPA. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:15:27 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=55 Britain's Vodafone Group is in pole position in China as the country prepares to restructure its telecommunications market, chief executive Arun Sarin said on Monday. Vodafone has a 3.3% stake in Chinese cellphone operator China Mobile and is looking to increase its presence in the world’s biggest mobile market. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=55 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:18:39 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=55 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=54 Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, Citigroup's largest individual shareholder, will inject new cash to help America's biggest bank grapple with heavy mortgage market losses, the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Friday. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=54 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 13 Jan 2008 15:24:36 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=54 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=53 Nokia Siemens Networks said Monday it will provide a digital network for Zain, a mobile phone operator in Saudi Arabia, in a deal valued at about $935 million. The contract includes operations, support systems, maintenance and services over five years for the network which will use 2G and 3G (second and third generation) technologies. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=53 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:31:41 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=53 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=52 Cyprus and Malta joined the eurozone, bidding farewell to the Cyprus pound and Maltese lira, expanding the club of countries using the single European currency to 15. The eastern Mediterranean island adopted the euro one hour ahead of Malta to the west, less than four years after both states joined the 27-member bloc. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=52 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 01 Jan 2008 16:20:43 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=52 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=51 Quality float works has always exported some of its floating metal balls, which find their way into a variety of industrial processes that require pumps and valves. But thanks to the falling U.S. dollar, business is really taking off for the 21-employee Schaumburg (Ill.) company. Orders from customers overseas are up, with export sales for the $2.3 million business jumping to 26% from 3% of total revenues since the beginning of 2003. "Companies have contacted us from Europe because we can be competitive against their local suppliers, all due to the drop in the dollar," says Sandra Westlund-Deenihan, Quality Float Works' president and design engineer. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=51 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:37:47 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=51 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=50 Christmas is always a busy time for bank human-resources departments — and sexual harassment at the office party is the least of their worries. Bankers work for bonuses. The hundreds of thousands they earn in salary can seem like peanuts compared with the millions that can come with the end-of-year bounty. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=50 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:43:14 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=50 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=49 Taking a road trip home for the holidays this year? Be sure to go easy on the gas pedal, particularly if your travels take you up or down the East Coast. According to stats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the I-95 corridor between the southeast and New England includes five of the 10 U.S. states carrying the highest fines for speeding--Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland and New Hampshire. All hit up speeders for a maximum of $500 or more for a first offense. Judges in Carolina and Georgia, not to mention 16 other states, have the discretion to add jail time. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=49 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:27:27 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=49 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=48 Business 2.0’s Paul Sloan has been digging into the .CM domain name scam. A domain name broker managed to convince the government of Cameroon, which controls .cm, to do a deal where any mis-typed domain name, like Google.cm (instead of google.com), takes the visitor to an advertising-filled landing page (the ads are served by Yahoo). http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=48 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:23:39 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=48 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=47 Edible oil prices proved quite a drain on the pockets of average consumers, unsettling their monthly budgets in 2007. However, the condition is still worse and the new year doesn’t hold much promise. The retail prices of most edible oils witnessed an average rise of 30% on international cues. Globally, the rates surged by over 80%. For example, prices of refined soybean oil rose from Rs 50 per kg in January to Rs 70 per kg on Saturday. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:58:40 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=46 India and China are losing their competitive advantage on wages, and employers will increasingly look to even lower-cost countries for their operations, according to a study by the Towers Perrin consultancy. In India and China, wages are expected to rise at a faster clip in 2008 than in 2007, even as inflation is expected to go up at a slower pace. "The labor markets in those countries are incredibly tight," said Ravin Jesuthasan, managing principal and practice leader at Towers Perrin in Chicago. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=46 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:39:37 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=46 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=45 The International Chamber of Commerce has published recommendations on anti-dumping in the context of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=45 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:20:30 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=45 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=44 If you feel your company’s exports or foreign bids have been, or may be adversely affected by a trade barrier or unfair business practice, you may file a complaint electronically with the Trade Compliance Center within the International Trade Administration. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=44 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 07 Dec 2007 21:54:14 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=44 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=43 Venture capitalist Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital (BusinessWeek, 10/17/07) prefaces his comments about what he looks for in business plans with a caveat: "They're always wrong." Entrepreneur James Poss says that his award-winning business plan for Seahorse Power (BusinessWeek, 4/13/07), now an 18-employee Needham (Mass.) business selling solar-powered trash compactors, is no exception. But if he had it to do over again, Poss says he would have done more planning (BusinessWeek, 10/20/04), not less. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=43 webmaster@icom7.com Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:59:05 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=43 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=42 General Motors Corp expects to buy more, increasingly sophisticated car components in China, the firm's fastest-growing procurement market, as the country's auto parts industry clambers up the quality ladder. GM, one of the world's top two auto makers, will increase its procurement spending in China by 25 percent a year in the period 2005-2010, a senior executive said on Friday. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=42 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:07:34 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=42 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=41 The fundamental role of business in the continuing development of the Internet was the topic of Peter Eduardo Siemsen’s speech last week at the closing of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which took place in Rio de Janeiro. The speech was given on behalf of ICC, which maintained a highly active and visible business presence at the IGF through its initiative Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS). http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=41 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:07:13 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=41 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=40 MUMBAI: Away from the public glare, there was land grabbing happening at throwaway prices in the weeks before the Maharashtra government finally took the plunge to abolish the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act. State employees in the state government’s urban development and revenue department worked overtime as builders rushed in to get the remaining pieces of Mumbai’s government-controlled real estate pie at concessional rates. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:02:02 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=0 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=39 The global economy is expected to lose momentum in the last quarter of the year in all major regions, as predictions for the existing quarter and the coming six months are significantly revised downwards, according to the latest ICC/ Ifo World Economic Survey released today. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=39 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:21:00 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=39 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=38 "What do policy-makers in China, Japan, Argentina, Malaysia, Indonesia, the European Union and many other countries understand that ours don't? It seems they know that if the value of their currencies rises too much, it can hurt their economy. But for a number of reasons it hasn't quite sunk in here. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=38 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:05 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=38 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=37 Finance leaders of the world's 20 biggest economies called Sunday for greater exchange rate flexibility from countries with large current account surpluses in an apparent reference to China. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=37 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:44:36 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=37 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=36 Spying by China in the United States is the biggest threat to keeping American technology secrets, a bipartisan government panel concluded in a report released yesterday. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission also said that advances by the Chinese military are catching U.S. intelligence officials by surprise and that the Defense Department may be inadvertently outsourcing the manufacturing of key weapons and military equipment to factories in China. The report, the panel's fifth, noted that China appears to be reversing its move toward free markets by setting up state-owned enterprises to maintain control over 12 key industries, including oil, telecommunications, shipping, automobiles, steel and information technology. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=36 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:01:41 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=36 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=35 ICC’s Publishing Department announced today that the Commentary on UCP 600, written by the drafting group that produced ICC’s universally used rules on documentary credits, UCP 600, is now available to the public. The long-awaited publication gives an invaluable insight into the thinking of those who drafted the new Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, also known as UCP 600. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=35 webmaster@icom7.com Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:30:06 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=35 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=33 China has surged ahead of Germany for the first time to become the world's top exporter, prompting ever louder demands from the United States and Europe to revalue the yuan. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=33 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:26:45 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=33 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=32 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has developed a practical guide to help managers of small and medium-sized businesses put into action the 2002 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines for the security of networks and information systems. Securing Your Business: Information security issues and resources for small and entrepreneurial companies is the fifth booklet to be published as part of the ICC Tools for E-Business series, created to provide an enabling environment for doing business online. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=32 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 18:15:02 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=32 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=31 The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) will jointly organize a Global Business Day during the 13th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bali. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=31 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:02:24 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=31 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=30 To help companies extend their commitment to responsible business conduct to their global supply chains, ICC published a paper today that outlined a set of practical recommendations for integrating social and environmental considerations into a company’s regular purchasing practices and overall business model. The paper, “ICC guidance on supply chain responsibility”, is based on the experience of ICC member companies from a broad range of sectors and countries. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=30 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:03:15 +0100 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=30 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=29 Exporting isn't simply an add-on to your existing business. It should be part of an overall strategy to develop the business. Before you start exporting, it's worth making sure you've developed a complete export plan looking at all the costs and risks involved: http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=29 webmaster@icom7.com Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:31:40 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=29 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=28 You've spent several months, perhaps years, putting everything you have into building a thriving, high-demand online business and now you have decided to sell your baby. Thousands of businesses change hands everyday, oddly enough the channels you can use to get maximum price and exposure for your online business are extremely limited. You have a few options: http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=28 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:06:11 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=28 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=27 ICC’s Commission on Arbitration, the rule-making and research body for ICC Dispute Resolution Services, met Sunday in Singapore, marking an important step in the regional development of ICC’s dispute resolution services and recognizing Asia’s growing presence in world trade. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=27 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 21 Oct 2007 17:34:26 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=27 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=26 Starting an online business is not always as easy as it may sound. But, running an online business has many benefits over its offline counterpart. First, and the most appealing, is you'll most likely be working from home from your own computer, and working the hours that suit you. And secondly, you have the potential to make a lot more money than you would if you were working for someone else. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=26 webmaster@icom7.com Thu, 18 Oct 2007 17:45:39 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=26 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=25 The best thing is to have a plan of action prepared in advance. That way, you can react swiftly and smartly when a crisis hits http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=25 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:11:12 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=25 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=16 ICC on the 24 of april 2007 hosted a special session rallying businesses large and small to engage in the fight against corruption. The development of new compliance tools for business and the need for stronger involvement by governmental and intergovernmental authorities to address extortion issues were the focus of discussions. At the unique gathering of over 50 business representatives, proponents from ICC’s Anti-Corruption Commission, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Economic Forum Partnering against Corruption Initiative (PACI) and Transparency International (TI) took part in discussions to consolidate business action against corruption. The session took place at ICC headquarters in Paris and saw business representation from a wide range of sectors, from countries including South Africa, Mexico, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, Nigeria and France. “This unique collaboration demonstrates a clear determination by business to work collectively against corruption and to develop means to prevent and control bribery at company level,” said François Vincke, Chair of the ICC Commission on Anti-Corruption who hosted the meeting. ICC has been concerned about the effects of corruption on international trade for more than 25 years and, at the end of 2005, formed a key coalition with the Global Compact, PACI and TI to coordinate business efforts to fight bribery and corruption. At the meeting in Paris, representatives of the four groups agreed to collaborate on a number of initiatives, including alerting the World Bank Group on the need to promote integrity in procurement practices, and the creation of a toolkit to help business managers address real-life dilemmas in connection to corruption. The toolkit will be based on field-example scenarios and will include detailed guidance on how to react when confronted with undue solicitations for bribe payments and other spurious advantages. The toolkit is due to be launched at the end of the year and will be disseminated by the four groups to their respective members. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=16 webmaster@icom7.com Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:14:20 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=16 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=15 The strong performance by Slim's holdings on the Mexican stock exchange in recent months had pushed Gates into second place, after the US software magnate held the title for at least a decade. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=15 webmaster@icom7.com Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:20:39 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=15 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=14 China's reach now extends from the Australian desert through the Sahara to the Amazonian jungle - and it's those regions supplying goods for China, not just the other way around. China has stepped up its political and diplomatic presence, most notably in Africa, where it is funneling billions of dollars in aid. And it is increasingly shaping the lifestyle of people around the world, as the United States did before it, right down to the Mandarin-language courses being taught in schools from Argentina to Virginia. China, like the United States, is also learning that global power cuts both ways. The backlash over tainted toothpaste and toxic pet food has been severe, as has the criticism over China's support for regimes such Sudan's. To understand why China's influence is increasingly pushing past its borders, just do the math. When 1.3 billion people want something, the world feels it. And when those people in ever increasing numbers are joining a swelling middle class eager for a richer lifestyle, the world feels it even more. If China's growth continues, its consumer market will be the world's second largest by 2015. The Chinese already eat 32 percent of the world's rice, build with 47 percent of its cement and smoke one out of every three cigarettes. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=14 webmaster@icom7.com Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:10:33 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=14 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=13 The 2007 National Export Strategy is the Administration's Trade Promotion Agenda and is provided to Congress as mandated by the Export Enhancement Act of 1992. The 2007 National Export Strategy examines how the combination of declining trade barriers and advancing technologies has made exporting easier than ever. American businesses should look at the global economy as a major sales opportunity as well as a source of competition. The goals of this report are to raise awareness in the American business community about the advantages of exporting, to convince businesses that are not exporting to consider exporting, and to get those businesses that are exporting to enter more overseas markets. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=13 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:48:37 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=13 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=12 ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) is the voice of world business championing the global economy as a force for economic growth, job creation and prosperity. Because national economies are now so closely interwoven, government decisions have far stronger international reper-cussions than in the past. ICC - the world's only truly global business organization responds by being more assertive in expressing business views. ICC activities cover a broad spectrum, from arbitration and dispute resolution to making the case for open trade and the market economy system, business self-regulation, fighting corruption or combating commercial crime. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=12 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:18:03 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=12 http://www.icom7.com/en/ http://www.icom7.com/en/news.php?news=11 When commercial traders enter into a contract for the purchase and sale of goods they are free to negotiate specific terms of their contract. These terms include the price, quantity, and characteristics of the goods. Every international contract will also contain what is referred to as an Incoterm (international commercial term). The Incoterm selected by the parties to the transaction will determine which party pays the cost of each segment of transport, who is responsible for loading and unloading of goods, and who bears the risk of loss at any given point during a given international shipment. Incoterms also influence Customs valuation basis of imported merchandise. Incoterms are overseen and administered by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris and are adhered to by the major trading nations of the world. There are currently 13 Incoterms in use, and they can be considered on the basis cited above. All the current Incoterms are described on this website. http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=11 webmaster@icom7.com Sun, 02 Sep 2007 16:06:01 +0200 en http://www.icom7.com/en/commentaires_en.php?news_en=11 http://www.icom7.com/en/