Chamber News:

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

• Launch of the Call for Proposals on Green Transition Projects. Source

• Hamburg Chamber celebrates its 360th anniversary. Source

• Pointe-Noire Chamber partners with CEIF 2025 to boost Congo’s Energy sector. Source

• U.S. Chamber: The State of American Business Data Center 2025. Source

• Kenya Chamber unveils WCF Africa Summit. Source

• Dubai Chamber reaches 258,000 active members, 70,000 joined in 2024 alone. Source

• The Malta Chamber welcomes Labour Migration Policy as a positive development. Source

• Zoho signs agreement with UAQ Chamber to help 8,600 businesses leverage its cloud technology. Source

• Canadian Chamber statement on the urgent need to prioritize internal trade. Source

• Eurochambres released its 73rd newsletter. Source

• ASCAME released its January 2025 newsletter. Source

• Survey: ACCE is looking for inputs for its ‘Pulse Survey: AI Adoption in the Chamber Industry‘. Source

Publications

• WTO: Over 80% of global merchandise trade is on most-favoured-nation basis. Source

• How the electronic bill of lading (eBL) is transforming digital trade. Source

• Blockchain in trade finance: Challenges and opportunities. Source

Events

• WCF Africa Summit 2025: Africa's Global Future, April 9-11, 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: Small Business Passion with Peter Guzman and don’t forget to subscribe and listen on your favourite platform!