The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has commissioned and released an independent study by Oxford Economics that demonstrates the vital importance of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in fostering global economic growth and development.
The study, titled ‘The Impact on Developing Economies of WTO Dissolution,’ highlights the dire consequences of abandoning the WTO, particularly in developing countries. Dissolution of the WTO would result in a 33 percent drop in developing economies’ merchandise trade, a permanent GDP loss to developing countries exceeding five percent, and acute export losses particularly affecting low-income and middle-income countries.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) released a 
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) held its annual Regional Consultative Group of the ICC Americas group in the first week of October. Hosted this year by ICC Argentina in Buenos Aires, the three-day event gathered representatives from nearly all countries in the region, including USCIB Policy Manager for Corporate Responsibility and Labor Affairs Jose Arroyo, who represented the U.S.
Policy Manager for Environment and Sustainable Development Agnes Vinblad served as head of the USCIB Delegation at the recent Session of the Subsidiary Bodies (SB-58) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany, commonly known as the Bonn Climate Change Conference. According to Vinblad, these sessions serve as the most critical preparatory negotiating meeting ahead of Climate COP each year.
