2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on December 26th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Targeting Mechanisms of the Social Safety Net Systems in the COMCEC Region”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group, namely, Azerbaijan, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Turkey. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, IDB, SESRIC, World Bank Ankara Office and Municipality of Altındağ have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding targeting mechanisms of the social safety net systems in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Targeting Mechanisms of the Social Safety Net Systems in the COMCEC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on December 19th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Encouraging Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the COMCEC Region for Increasing Agricultural Productivity”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 10 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Palestine, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, representatives from private sector and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding agricultural foreign direct investments in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Increasing Agricultural Productivity: Encouraging Foreign Direct Investments in the COMCEC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group

The 1st Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on December 12th , 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Capital Flows in the COMCEC Region”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Financial Cooperation Working Group namely, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Oman, Senegal, Sudan, The Gambia, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Secretariat of the OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum, Secretariat of the COMCEC Capital Markets Regulators Forum, representatives from international institutions and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in enhancing capital flows in the COMCEC Region in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Barriers and Opportunities for Enhancing Capital Flows in the COMCEC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Finance Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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2nd Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The Second Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on October 31st, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Improving SMEs Access to Trade Finance in the OIC Member States”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Comoros, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB/ITFC), International Finance Corporation (IFC) and International Trade Centre (ITC) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in promoting the SMEs exports in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely ” Improving SMEs Access to Trade Finance in the OIC Member States ” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the OPUS International Advisory Services and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.
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2nd Meeting of the Comcec Transport Working Group

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Transport Working Group was held on October 8th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Developing Multimodal Freight Transport (MFT) Among The OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Transport Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mali, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Senegal, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Association of International Forwarding and Logistics Service Providers (UTİKAD), International Transporters’ Association (UND) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in multimodal freight transport in respective their countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Global Trends and Policies In Multimodal Freight Transport (MFT)” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Transport Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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2nd Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on October 3rd, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies in the COMCEC Region.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 11 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT), representatives from private sector and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in tourism product development and marketing strategies in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies in the COMCEC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on June 27th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Jordan, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Suriname and Turkey. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences in enhancing the productive capacity of the poor particularly through improving human capital. The Meeting has considered the Studies entitled “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the UNDP Turkey and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on June 20th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Promoting the Exports of the SMEs in the OIC Member States: The Role of Trade Promotion Organizations”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 19 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and International Trade Centre (ITC) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in promoting the SMEs exports in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Promoting the SMEs Exports in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the OECD and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on June 6th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in water management in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to an academician and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on April 25th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “A New Trend in Sustainable Tourism Development: Community Based Tourism in the COMCEC Region”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT) and some academicians have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in implementing the Community-Based Tourism (CBT) Programs in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Community Based Tourism: Finding the Equilibrium in the COMCEC Context” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to a group academicians from Florida University and the “Tourism Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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