About Us · Who We Are?
The voice of Armenian business, worldwide
ICC Armenia is the National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce, connecting Armenian business with the global business community.
As part of the world’s leading business organization, ICC Armenia brings together companies, entrepreneurs, professionals and business leaders committed to strengthening international trade, investment, innovation, sustainable development and responsible business.
With a growing community of Armenian and international members, including members of the Armenian Diaspora, ICC Armenia provides a platform where business, government, international organizations and professional communities can meet, exchange ideas and build partnerships. Its work runs through nine commissions and ten task forces, led by Secretary General Raffy Semerdjian.
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General Assembly
All member companies; elects the council and approves the annual programme.
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Board of Directors
Sixteen directors, elected in 2022, steering the committee and its commissions.
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Secretariat
Led by Secretary General Raffy Semerdjian: operations, member services and liaison with ICC Paris.
About Us · Mission & Vision
A platform where Armenian and international business meet
Our mission is to represent and advance the interests of business in Armenia while creating practical opportunities for international cooperation. We connect Armenian companies with ICC’s worldwide network, expertise, policy dialogue and business opportunities, while bringing international companies and institutions closer to Armenia.
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International business & trade
Facilitating connections between Armenian and international companies and business organizations.
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Investment & economic cooperation
Promoting Armenia as a destination for international partnerships and investment.
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Business policy dialogue
Bringing the voice and expertise of business to discussions on economic development and regulatory priorities.
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Innovation & entrepreneurship
Supporting new ideas, technologies and business models.
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Sustainability & responsible business
Promoting practical approaches to ESG, environmental protection and sustainable economic growth.
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Knowledge & capacity building
Providing access to international expertise, events, networks and professional development.
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Business networking
Creating opportunities for B2B meetings, delegations, international missions and cross-border partnerships.
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Biodiversity
Encouraging business to protect and restore natural ecosystems, and to integrate biodiversity into corporate strategy, supply chains and investment decisions.
Through ICC’s global network and our local presence, we make Armenia more connected to international business — and international business more connected to Armenia.
About us · What is ICC Armenia?
The national committee of the world business organization
The International Chamber of Commerce is the institutional representative of more than 45 million companies in over 170 countries. For more than a century it has worked to make business work for everyone, everywhere.
Through its global network of national committees, member companies and business organizations, ICC promotes international trade, responsible business conduct, the rule of law and sustainable economic growth. It brings the voice of business to governments and international institutions, and is the only business organization with official Observer Status at the United Nations General Assembly. Through ICC Armenia, Armenian businesses are connected to that network.
1919
Founded in Paris
93
National committees
45M
Members worldwide
170+
Countries reached
What membership connects you to
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The rules
Incoterms, the UCP, model contracts and the ICC Arbitration Rules — with the guidance to apply them.
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The Court
The ICC International Court of Arbitration, the leading institution for cross-border commercial disputes.
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The room
Seats in nine commissions and ten task forces, and nomination to ICC global commissions.
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The network
45 million members across 93 national committees, and introductions through the ICC chamber network.
About Us · Values
What we hold to
Five principles decide what the committee takes on, whom it speaks for, and how it speaks.
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Integrity first
Members sign up to the ICC rules on ethics and anti-corruption. Positions are declared, interests are disclosed.
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Open, rules-based trade
Predictable rules beat improvisation. We defend the multilateral system that Armenian exporters depend on.
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Member-led
Commissions are chaired by members and the agenda comes from them — the secretariat serves the agenda, it does not set it.
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Responsible business
Growth that holds: environmental standards, fair marketing and the Nviroum CSR Awards.
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Armenia in the world
Local practice raised to international standards, and Armenian interests carried into global negotiating rooms.
Integrity is a membership condition, not a slogan — every member signs up to the ICC rules on ethics and anti-corruption.
About Us · History
From a founding assembly to a 141-member network
ICC was founded in Paris in 1919 by business leaders who called themselves the merchants of peace. The Armenian national committee joined that structure a century later.
1919
ICC is founded
Paris. A body created to keep trade moving between economies that had just stopped fighting.
2018
ICC Armenia established
The national committee is founded in Yerevan and takes its seat among ICC national committees.
2022
Board of Directors formed
A sixteen-member board is elected and the commission structure is put in place.
2023
75 members
First full year of commission work; the CSR and arbitration agendas take shape.
2024
112 members
Membership grows by half; the Nviroum CSR Awards and arbitration programmes expand.
2025
141 members
Corporate, SME and individual members together represent more than 300 people.
The next chapter is written by the members who join this year.