World Chambers Competition finalists announced
Judges have finished evaluating the entries for the 2007 World Chambers Competition and have announced the 20 finalists who have made it to the last round of the competition, which will take place in Istanbul in July.
With over 55 entries from 38 countries received this year, the competition has been the most popular and diverse in its history. All finalists will be invited to present their projects to the international judging panel at the Fifth World Chambers Congress in Istanbul from 4-6 July 2007.
The finalists are as follows:
Best Unconventional Project for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises
- Victorian Employer’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Australia
- Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka
- Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Kingdom
- Chamber of Economy of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Massif Central Chambers of Commerce and Industry Union, France
Best International Cooperation between Chambers
- Chamber of Industry and Trade of Stuttgart, Germany/Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz, Bolivia
- Confederation of Brazilian Commercial and Business Associations, Brazil
- Barcelona Official Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Navigation, Spain
- Chamber of Commerce for Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
- Sheffield Chamber of Commerce and Industry, United Kingdom
Best New Membership Recruitment
- Anguilla Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Anguilla
- Chamber of Economy of Sarajevo Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Vancouver Board of Trade, Canada
- Goderich & District Chamber of Commerce, Canada
- Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Best Skills Development Programme
- The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh
- Tampere Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Finland
- Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Iraq
- County Carlow Chamber, Ireland
This year also sees the inclusion of a special recognition award for the best project from a chamber of a developing country. The award will recognize an exceptional project from within the group of applicants that demonstrates achievement and success in a challenging business environment, and will be awarded along with the other categories at the World Chambers Congress in Istanbul on 6 July 2007.
Profiles of all finalists can be found on the World Chambers Competition website: www.worldchamberscompetition.com
For further information, please contact :
Catherine Foster
Communications Assistant
Tel: +33 1 49 53 28 22
