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Chamberpad #22: new partnerships, initiatives, reports, B7,Tariffs and more.

Another busy week for chambers worldwide.

Welcome to the 22nd issue of Chamberpad!

This week, we have curated for you the top 13 news, 5 opportunities, 6 publications, 1 podcast episode and 4 events from all over the world.

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Chamber News:

  • ICC published the “Global Trade Outlook 2025”. Source

  • Ontario Chamber published the “2025 Ontario Economic Report”. Source

  • Canadian Chamber unveiled the upcoming B7 theme. Source

  • Qatar, Angola chambers sign MoU to strenghen trade relations. Source

  • Turkish, U.S. chambers sign partnership to boost economic ties. Source

  • KCCI-led delegation heads to Washington to address possibility of U.S. tariffs. Source

  • DIHK: Third consecutive year of crisis looms in 2025. Source

  • Serbia Chamber partners with BPI France to support SMEs. Source

  • Launch of the Mexico-Guyana Chamber of Commerce. Source

  • Spanish Chamber assesses the impact of U.S. tariffs on steel exports. Source

  • Uzbekistan, Lahore chambers discuss joint business programs implementation. Source

  • China Chamber to the EU launches first EV trade working group. Source

  • APEC unveils its revamped StatsAPEC platform. Source

Opportunities

  • Chamber of the Year Award applications are open. Apply

  • ACCE Awards for Communications Excellence. Apply

  • Call for applications for the 2025 World Chambers Competition. Apply

  • Call for applications for the Small Business Champions 2025. Apply

  • Call for applications for the UfM Label. Apply

Publications

  • Trade Promotion Europe published the “The Returns of Export Promotion for TPE members“. Source

  • ITC published the“SME Competitiveness in Francophone Africa 2024“. Source

  • Eurochambres published its 75th news issue. Source

  • ACCE introduced the Horizon 2035 report. Source

  • JCI releases its first Leader Magazine issue. Source

  • London Chamber releases new ‘London Business Matters‘ magazine issue . Source

Events

  • First Informative Session of the ICC Agri-Food Initiative 2025, March 6, 2025. Register

  • WCF Africa Summit 2025, April 9-11, 2025. Discover

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

  • JCI World Congress, November 4-8 2025. Discover

Podcast of the week

👉️ Listen to the latest episode: Chamber Turnaround with Warren Call and don’t forget to subscribe to Chamber Chat Podcast, and listen on your favourite platform!

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Until next time! 👋 

Houssem Touil

Founder, Chamberpad