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The 19th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held online on May 9, 2023, with the theme of “Enhancing Cooperation between Central Banks with regard to Digital Currencies: Challenges and Prospects for the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting has been attended by the representatives of 20 member countries, which have specified their focal points for the Working Group on Financial Cooperation, and the representatives of the Economic and Social Research and Training Centre (SESRIC), Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), General Assembly of Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI) and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).

Representatives of the Central Banks of the Member States shared with the participants their experiences, successful practices and challenges for enhancing cooperation in terms of Digital Currencies. The participants also heard the first findings of a specially prepared research report on the theme of the Meeting.

For more information about the meeting, click on the links below:

• Meeting Report
• Meeting Agenda
• Meeting Program
• Presentations made during the meeting
• Participant list

The 20th Meeting of COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held virtually on May 3rd, 2023, with the theme of “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries”.

The representatives of 19 Member States attended the meeting. Furthermore, the representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), BESENVE Company, and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) attended the meeting.

The representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements, and challenges regarding the environmental impacts of transport infrastructures in their respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated global practices concerning how to assess the environmental effects of transport infrastructures and profound success factors and challenges faced in the OIC Member Countries. The meeting has mainly considered the preliminary findings of the Guide titled “Measuring the Environmental Impacts of Transport Infrastructures in OIC Member Countries” which is currently being conducted by the CCO.

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

• Meeting Report
• Agenda of the Meeting
• Program of the Meeting
• Presentations Delivered During the Meeting
• List of Participants

May Allah, the Almighty, accept all our prayers and fasting and bless Islamic Ummah as well as all humanity with good health, happiness and prosperity.

The final-list of the Tenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced.

COMCEC Coordination Office will contact the project owner whose projects are successful in the coming days. The details are in the Project Management Information System. To access the system, please click https://project.comcec.org/