Chamber of commerce 1599 in Marseille, France. Another official chamber of commerce would follow 65 years later, probably in Bruges, then part of the Spanish Netherlands. The world's oldest English-speaking chamber of commerce is the Jersey Chamber founded in February 1768, the same year the New York City Chamber was founded, The oldest known existing chamber in the English-speaking world with continuous records, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, was founded in 1783. However, Hull Chamber of Commerce is the UK's oldest, followed by those of Leeds and of Belfast in present day Northern Ireland. As a non-governmental institution, a chamber of commerce has
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China European Union Chamber of Commerce in China The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, doing business as European Chamber, is a non-profit and non-governmental organisation established to support and represent the interests of companies from the European Union operating in China. The main objective of the European Chamber is to inform its members, facilitate communication and regulatory compliance in the Chinese environment and advocate equal treatment of its members. The organization is headquartered in Beijing, China. The European Chamber has more than 1,600 members from seven chapters active in nine Chinese cities including Beijing, Nanjing, South China (Guangzhou and