The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission, Paris has proposed to hold the ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting jointly with ICC Bangladesh in Dhaka during October-November 2027.
The proposal was accepted by ICC Bangladesh Banking Commission Meeting held at ICCB in the city, said a press release on Sunday.
It may be mentioned that the ICC Global Banking Commission is being held every year by rotation in different countries and 2026 Meeting will be held in the United Kingdom.
The ICC Banking Commission has 800+ members across 60+ countries. These meetings are attended by Members, ICC National Committees, representatives of Multilateral Development Banks, regulators and public agencies, banks and SCF providers, corporates, fintech/tech providers, DFIs/IFIs, law firms and insurers.
ICC Bangladesh Banking Commission Meeting, after reviewing the activities of the Secretariat during the 2025, prepared the ICC Bangladesh Plan of Action for 2026. The Plan includes arranging workshops for bankers, MSMEs and Women Entrepreneurs, and seminars or roundtables or dialogues.
It was also decided to hold more meetings of the Commission to discuss on key issues like impact of LDC graduation for the financial institutions, digitalizing of international trade, cyber security and other relevant issues for the development of the banking sector.
The meeting chaired by chairman of the Banking Commission Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali was attended by the ICC Bangladesh secretary general Ataur Rahman, advisor to the Bangladesh Bank governor Md Ahsan Ullah, BASIC Bank chairman Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, former managing director of BRAC Bank Selim RF Hussain, Prime Bank managing director and chief executive officer Hassan O Rashid, Dhaka Bank acting managing director AKM Shahnawaj, Summit Alliance Port managing director Syed Ali Jowher Rizvi, Langkabangla Finance managing director Humaira Azam; BIBM professor Shah Md Ahsan Habib, Standard Chartered Bank managing director and CCRO Bangladesh Mohammad Enamul Huque, Eastern Bank additional managing director Ahmed Shaheen, BIBM faculty member Khondkar Morshed Millat, City Bank DMD and head of trade services Faruk Ahmed, Prime Bank DMD and CIO Syed Sazzad Haider Chowdhury, Islami Bank Bangladesh deputy managing director Mahmudur Rahman and Agrani Bank general manager Shahinure Sultana.
