International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), founded in 1919, 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 repercussions than in the past. ICC - the world's only truly global business organization responds by being more assertive in expressing business views. It promotes an open international trade and investment system and the market economy. Today, it groups thousands of member companies, chambers of commerce and business associations across the world.

Business leaders and experts from its membership establish the business stance on broad issues of trade and investment as well as on vital technical and sectoral subjects. ICC has unrivalled expertise in defining practices that govern the conduct of business across borders and have become part of the fabric of international trade. ICC activities also 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.

ICC has direct access to national governments all over the world through its national committees. The organization's Paris-based international secretariat feeds business views into intergovernmental organizations on issues that directly affect business operation.

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