ICC boss: Tit for tat tariffs response risks return to Great Depression Economics A ‘tit for tat’ response to Donald Trump’s tariffs risks plunging the world into an economic slowdown redolent of the Great Depression, the head of the world’s largest trade body as warned. Speaking to Morning Wire, John Denton, secretary general of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), cautioned world leaders that any “thoughtless and knee [...]
International trade in the era of Trump 2.0 – how will the ICC adapt? Opinion Philippe Varin, chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, is stewarding the kind of globalist institution which Trump instinctively distrusts. He speaks to Eliot Wilson about championing free trade in an era of protectionism The International Chamber of Commerce is the world’s biggest representative organisation for business and trade. To establish some sense of scale, [...]