11^th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group Presentations

“Facilitating Trade: Improving Customs Risk Management Systems in the OIC Member States”

(March 7-8, 2018, Ankara/Turkey)

1. COMCEC Trade Outlook 2017

• Prof. Dr. Halis AKDER, Consultant, COMCEC Coordination Office

2. Customs Risk Management Systems: Conceptual Framework and Global Trends/ Practices

• Mr. Oğuz ONAL, Senior Technical Officer, World Customs Organization (WCO)
  

3. Customs Risk Management in the OIC: Current Situation, Selected Case Studies and Recommendations

• Mr. Andreja ZIVKOVIC, Consultant

4. Success Stories of the Member States

• Bahrain
• Bangladesh
• Indonesia
• Iran
• Kazakhstan
• Turkey

5. Utilizing the COMCEC Project Funding

• Mr. Burak KARAGÖL, Director, COMCEC Coordination

6. Trade Facilitation and the Efforts of the WTO for Facilitating Trade

• Mr. Xiaobing TANG, Senior Counsellor, World Trade Organization (WTO)

7. Economic Impacts of Trade Facilitation: Costs and Benefits

• Mr. Mohammad SAEED, Senior Adviser, International Trade Center (ITC)

8. Main Challenges and Success Factors for Facilitating Trade in the OIC

• Mr. Salehin KHAN, Information Officer, UNECE

9. Member Countries’ Feedbacks on the Policy Environment Concerning Trade Facilitation and Customs Risk Management Systems

• Mr. Selçuk KOÇ, Director, CCO