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ICC confce begins in city today

Saturday, 25 October 2014


The two-day ICC International Conference on ‘Global Economic Recovery: Asian Perspective’ will begin in the city today (Saturday). A good number of experts, policymakers and business leaders from across the world, including Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, will attend the business meet. The conference is set to have very high profile discussion by experts on harnessing Asia’s untapped potential for spurring the global economy. The National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), a world business organisation, has arranged the conference at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC) and the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel. President of ICC Bangladesh Mahbubur Rahman communicated the update on their preparation for holding the international event at a press briefing in the city on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Unctad Secretary General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi will arrive here this (Saturday) morning to join the international conference. ICC Secretary General John Denilovich will accompany Kituyi, according to a news agency.