ICC-B team to attend 5th World Chambers Congress
A 14-member delegation of International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)-Bangladesh led by its President Mahbubur Rahman left Dhaka for Istanbul to attend the 5th World Chambers Congress (WCC) of World Chambers Federation (WCF), an affiliate of ICC Paris. Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey is the co-host of the congress to be held from 4-6 July, says a press release. Held every two years in different regions of the world, WCC is the only international forum for chamber leaders and executives worldwide to share best-practice experience, develop networks and learn about new areas of innovation from other chambers. Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will inaugurate the Congress. Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus will also make a special address at the congress. The Bangladesh delegation also includes ICC Bangladesh Vice Presidents Latifur Rahman and Samson H. Chowdhury, DCCI President Hossain Khaled, ICC-B Executive Board Member Syed Manzur Elahi, ICC-B members Nasir A. Choudhury, Barrister Nihad Kabir, Laila Rahman Kabir and Barrister Sheela Rahman. Judges have finished evaluating the entries for the 2007 World Chambers Competition and announced the name of The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, among others, on the list of finalists under "Best Skills Development Programme". The theme of the 5th World Chambers Congress is "Partnership for Prosperity". Some 800 participants from more than 100 countries will attend the event.
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