15th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The 15th Meeting of COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on September 17th, 2020 in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “Good Governance for Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries.”

The meeting was attended by the representatives of 14 Member States. The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), IsDB Group, IOFS, SESRIC, SMIIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges concerning good governance for ensuring food security and nutrition in their respective countries.

The meeting has mainly considered the studies titled “Good Governance for Ensuring Food Security and Nutrition in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

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14th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group

The 14th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on September 15th, 2020, in a virtual-only format with the theme of “Improving Shariah Governance Framework in Islamic Finance”.

The representatives of 21 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Financial Cooperation Working Group, attended the Meeting. The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the SESRIC, SMIIC, IsDB, CIBAFI, AAOIFI, OIC Exchanges Forum, COMCEC Capital Markets Regulators Forum, OIC-COMCEC Central Banks Forum, Participation Banks Association of Turkey (TKBB) and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on improving shariah governance framework in Islamic finance in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Study “Improving the Shariah Governance Framework in Islamic Finance” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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8th Call for Project Proposals is now open

The CCO is calling for project proposals to be financed in selected sectoral themes in 2021. Applications will be closed on September 30th, 2020.

Project owners may consider designing certain activities (training, workshop etc.) online due to the circumstances imposed by the pandemic. Click here to proceed to online application system. Please contact CCO (cpf@comcec.org) for further inquiries.

IMPORTANT: Please note that there will be another call for project proposals in the coming months which will directly related to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on member country economies. The CCO, therefore, kindly asks member countries not to submit any project proposals regarding COVID-19 pandemic to COMCEC Project Funding.

Click here to Access Project Preparation and Submission Guidelines.

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Sectoral themes to be supported under 8th Call for Project Proposals under CPF are announced

Sectoral themes to be supported under 8th Call for Project Proposals under CPF are announced.

Please click for details.

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COMCEC COVID-19 Tourism Consultative Meeting

The COMCEC COVID-19 Tourism Consultative Meeting was held on July 9th, 2020, in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism in the OIC Member Countries and The Way Forward”.

The meeting was attended by 31 representatives from 21 Member States. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), SESRIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The COMCEC Tourism Working Group, in its ad-hoc consultative meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on tourism policies, exchanged expertise and good practices among the member countries, and deliberated on the cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

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15th Meeting of Transport and Communication Working Group

The 15th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on July 7th, 2020, in virtual-only format, with the theme of “Pricing of Transport Infrastructure in the OIC Member Countries”.

36 representatives from 22 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the OECD-ITF, IDB Group, SESRIC and COMCEC Coordination Office attended the meeting.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding pricing of transport infrastructure in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated the policy issues that might be implemented to enhance the capacity of member countries to effectively manage the current practices related to pricing of transport infrastructure. The meeting has mainly considered the report titled “Pricing of Transport Infrastructure in the OIC Member States” conducted by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

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COMCEC COVID-19 Agriculture Consultative Meeting

The COMCEC COVID-19 Agriculture Consultative Meeting was held on June 30th, 2020, in a virtual-only format, with the theme of “The Impacts of COVID-19 on Food Security and Agriculture in the OIC Member Countries.”

The meeting was attended by 19 Member States. The meeting was also attended by the representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), SESRIC, Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), IDB Group, SMIIC and COMCEC Coordination Office.

The COMCEC Agriculture Working Group, in its ad-hoc consultative meeting on the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on food security and agricultural policies, exchanged expertise and good practices among the member countries, and deliberated on the cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.

For further information regarding the meeting, please follow the links below:

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A series of online training programs on COMCEC Project Funding have been conducted on a weekly basis between June 10th and July 8th

Several online training sessions regarding COMCEC Project Funding have been held on a weekly basis between June 10th and July 8th. Sessions informed project staff on responsible actors, implementation, monitoring, visibility rules as well as project management information system.

  • Click for the presentation of session one.
  • Click for the presentation of second session.
  • Click for the presentation of third session.
  • Click for the presentation of fourth session.
  • Click for the presentation of fourth session
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New: The COMCEC Working Groups will conduct Virtual Consultation Meetings on the impacts of the Covid-19 on agriculture, tourism, and trade

New: The COMCEC Working Groups will elaborate on the impacts of Covid-19 on the three important sectors namely agriculture, tourism, and trade through the virtual consultations meetings to be held in June-July 2020 period. The meetings will provide important opportunities to:

  • discuss the current and potential future impacts of the pandemic on these critical sectors,
  • exchange expertise and good practices among the member countries,
  • deliberate cooperation opportunities based on the needs and experiences of the member countries.
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COMCEC Meetings have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Taking into consideration the worsening situation regarding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and WHO’s decision on March 11, 2020 to declare this outbreak as a pandemic, it has been decided to postpone COMCEC Meetings in this period (36th Follow-up Committee Meeting,  15th Round of Working Group Meetings and 7th Project Call Training Meeting)  to later convenient dates. The new dates of the postponed meetings will be announced in due course.

As the  COMCEC family, we wish for all the World a safe and healthy future. We sincerely believe that the international community through timely precautions, concerted efforts, intense cooperation and solidarity can overcome this pandemic at the earliest

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