The COMCEC 33rd Ministerial Session was held at the İstanbul Congress Center between November 20th-23rd, 2017

The COMCEC 33rd Ministerial Meeting was held at the Istanbul Congress Center between November 20th-23rd, 2017. The meeting was attended by the representatives of 50 Member States and 18 international organizations.

This year, Ministerial Exchange of Views Session was held with the theme of “Improving Transnational Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries”. In addition to the regular agenda items of the COMCEC, the delegations from the Member States shared their experiences, challenges and achievements in transnational transport corridors issue in their respective countries. At the end of the meeting, Ministers adopted the resolutions and a Ministerial Declaration on “Improving Transnational Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries”.

Furthermore, 4 special sessions and 1 forum were held on the sidelines of the Ministerial Session and various aspects of transnational transport corridors were discussed during these high-level events.

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A training program was conducted within the framework of the project titled “Reduction of Post-Harvest Losses in Cereals for Improving Rural Livelihood (2016-GMBAGRIC-253)”

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Training program on enhancing the capacity of craft producers was conducted within the framework of the “Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers & Customers Service In OIC Member Countries” project (2016-SDNTOURI-251)

Training program on enhancing the capacity of craft producers was conducted within the framework of the “Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers & Customers Service In OIC Member Countries” project (2016-SDNTOURI-251).

Within the framework of the project titled “Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers & Customers Service In OIC Member Countries” implemented by the Ministry of Tourism, Antiquities and Wildlife of Sudan, the training program regarding enhancing the capacity of craft producers was held on 13-26 August 2017 in Khartoum City.

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Workshop on “Facilitating Trade: Identifying NTBs among the OIC Member States” was conducted between 24-25 October 2017 in Rabat, Morocco within the framework of the project numbered 2016-ICDT-247

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The short-list for the 5th Project Call of the COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

The COMCEC Coordination Office has completed the preliminary evaluations of the project proposals submitted under the 5th Project Call of the COMCEC Project Funding. Independent assessors have also been employed in the evaluations of the project proposals.

Please click here for the short-list.

The COMCEC Coordination Office will shortly contact with the owners of the short-listed project proposals regarding the next steps.

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10th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group

The 10th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on November 2nd, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Special Economic Zones in the OIC Member States”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 23 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICCIA, SESRIC, ITFC, World Free Zone Organization and MESBAŞ have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in developing special economic zones in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Study “Special Economic Zones in the OIC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2017” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information on the Meeting, follow the links below:

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9th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group

The 9th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on October 26th, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Diversification of Islamic Financial Instruments”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 16 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Financial Cooperation Working Group. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, IDB, SESRIC, CIBAFI, AAOIFI, World Bank, Secretariat of OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum and Secretariat of the COMCEC Capital Markets Regulators Forum have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in diversification of Islamic financial instruments in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Study “Diversification of Islamic Financial Instruments” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Financial Outlook 2017” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information on the Meeting, follow the links below:

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10th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group

The 10th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on October 18th-19th, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Improving Transnational Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries: Concepts & Cases” and “Transport and Communications Outlook of COMCEC 2017”.

The meeting was attended by the representatives of 24 Member States. These states are Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, The Gambia, Guinea, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, The United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen.

The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, TRACECA, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) and International Transporters Association (UND).

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in transnational transport corridors in their respective countries. Further they have deliberated the policy issues that might be implemented to enhance the efficiency of the transnational transport corridors. The meeting has mainly considered the studies titled “Improving Transnational Transport Corridors in the OIC Member Countries: Concepts & Cases” and “Transport and Communications Outlook of COMCEC 2017” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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

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10th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group

The 10th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on October 5th, 2017 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Education of Disadvantaged Children in the OIC Member Countries: The Key to Escape from Poverty”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 19 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Albania, Azerbaijan, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, the Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, IDB, SESRIC, Mother and Child Education Foundation (AÇEV), Madrasati, Muslimat NU Education Foundation and UNESCO Senegal Office have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in education of disadvantaged children in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Education of Disadvantaged Children in the OIC Member Countries: The Key to Escape from Poverty” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2017” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

For further information on the Meeting, follow the links below:

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A ten-day training program was conducted within the framework of the project titled “Improving income of small and medium scale farmers in OIC Member States through reducing losses of livestock production (2016-IDNAGRIC-216)”

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