New EU Commissioner Speaks on Financial Reforms
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USCIB members met with the new European internal market and services commissioner, Charlie McCreevy, to address ways to bring the financial markets and regulatory systems of the U.S. and the EU closer together.
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Robinson Takes Reins as New USCIB President
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In April, Peter M. Robinson, USCIB’s longtime senior vice president and chief operating officer, took over the job of president from Thomas Niles, saying one of his main objectives would be to raise USCIB’s profile as the voice of business internationally.
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Column: Trade and Democracy in Central America
by Thomas Niles
Urging swift Congressional ratification of the Central America Free Trade Agreement, USCIB Vice Chair Thomas Niles argues that expanded commerce will help keep the region on the path of peace.
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U.S. Business Day at the OECD a Big Success
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To increase awareness of the impact on companies of the 30-nation Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, USCIB joined with the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD in organizing a series of briefings for U.S. companies on May 2 in Paris.
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Is Your Company Prepared for a Global Pandemic?
With the avian influenza outbreak in Southeast Asia raising the possibility of a global flu pandemic among humans, more aggressive private-sector planning is needed.
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UN Calls for Special Representative on Business and Human Rights
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The UN Commission on Human Rights in April adopted a resolution that establishes a special representative of the UN Secretary General to "identify and clarify standards" on business and human rights and report back to the Commission in two years.
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Customs Symposium Spotlights Urgency of IPR Protection
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Special attention was paid to issues of counterfeiting and piracy at the Ninth Symposium of the Americas on Customs, Trade and Finance that took place in Miami.
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WSIS Update: Business Urges Concept of Global Alliance
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In order to harness the potential for information and communication technologies to increase economic growth and social development, business supports the idea of a global alliance initiative.
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