The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Banking Commission, Paris, has proposed to hold the ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting jointly with ICC Bangladesh (ICC-B) in Dhaka during October-November 2027.
The proposal was accepted during the ICC Bangladesh Banking Commission Meeting held at the ICC-B office in Dhaka, confirmed a press release on Sunday.
It is important to note that the ICC Global Banking Commission Meeting is held annually, rotating between different countries. The 2026 meeting is scheduled to be hosted in the United Kingdom. The ICC Banking Commission, with over 800 members across more than 60 countries, brings together representatives from national committees, multilateral development banks, regulators, banks, corporates, fintech providers, law firms, insurers, and development finance institutions (DFIs/IFIs).
During the ICC-B Banking Commission Meeting, the activities of the Secretariat in 2025 were reviewed, and the ICC-B Plan of Action for 2026 was prepared. The plan includes arranging workshops for bankers, MSMEs, and women entrepreneurs, as well as seminars, roundtables, and dialogues to foster discussion and development.
Additionally, the meeting decided to hold more frequent meetings to address critical issues such as the impact of LDC (least developed country) graduation on financial institutions, digitalization of international trade, cybersecurity, and other key factors influencing growth of the banking sector.
The meeting, chaired by Muhammad A (Rumee) Ali, chairman of the banking commission, was attended by ICC-B Secretary General Ataur Rahman, Adviser to the Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Ahsan Ullah, and numerous prominent figures from the banking and finance sectors.
Also among the attendees were BASIC Bank Chairman Helal Ahmed Chowdhury, former managing director of BRAC Bank Selim RF Hussain, Prime Bank Managing Director and CEO Hassan O Rashid, and Dhaka Bank Acting Managing Director AKM Shahnawaj.
