Chamber News:

• Interreg NEXT MED: 112 projects advance to Step 2 of the evaluation process. Source

• Ontario Chamber of Commerce to co-organise the 15th World Chambers Congress. Source

• Applications for the World Chambers Federation General Council elections are open. Read the election guidelines.

• Applications for the 2025 World Chambers Competition registrations are open. Apply

• NVIDIA named world’s Open Innovation Champion. Source

• Uganda, Dubai chambers sign MOU to improve business relations. Source

• Foreign chambers speak out as Korean associations keep quiet. Source

• U.S. Chamber leads first-ever Space Business Delegation to the UAE. Source

• China Electronics Chamber establishes the Digital Culture and Tourism Committee. Source

• Kenya Chamber and Afrika-Verein sign MoU. Source

Publications

• ACCE's research on U.S. adults' perceptions of chambers of commerce. Source

• Eurochambres Economic Survey 2025. Source

• CIPE publishes “A How-to Guide to Anti-Corruption Messaging“. Source

• German Chamber publishes its “AHK World Business Outlook Fall 2024”. Source

• Eurochambres, Business Europe and SME United publish the “SME Test Benchmark”. Source

Events

• WCF Africa Summit 2025: Africa's Global Future. Discover

• ICC MENA Conference on International Arbitration, 10-11 February 2025.Discover

• World Chambers Congress, September 2-4 2025. Discover

Podcast of the week

Every week, we publish a new podcast episode from the chamber world, in partnership with Brandon Burton’s Chamber Chat Podcast, a podcast for chamber professionals.

👉️ Listen to the latest episode: Negotiating Compensation & Benefits with Bob Thomas and don’t forget to subscribe and listen on your favourite platform!