20thMeeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group

20th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade

The 20th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held online on May 2, 2023 with the theme of “Developing the E-Commerce Capacity of OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting has been attended by the representatives of 18 member countries and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMSTECH), World Trade Organization (WTO), D-8 Secretariat and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO).

Representatives of Member States and international organisations shared their experiences, successful practices and challenges in E-Commerce and capacity building with the participants. The participants also heard the findings of a specially prepared research report on the theme of the Meeting.

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

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Eid-ul-Fitr Mubarak!

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.

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An online training program on the implementation process of the projects under the COMCEC Project Funding was held on April 5th, 2023

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

Project Final List

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/ 

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COMCEC

We extend our heartfelt condolences to all those who lost their lives in the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and  pray to Allah the Almighty to have mercy on them. We also wish a speedy recovery to the injured people.

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Announcement Comstech Awards 2023

Announcement Comstech Awards 2023
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The short-list of the Tenth Call for Project Proposals of COMCEC Project Funding has been announced

The Short List Of The Tenth Call For Project Proposals Of COMCEC Project Funding

COMCEC Coordination Office will contact the focal points whose projects are short-listed in the coming days.

The details are in the Project Management Information System. To access the system, please click https://project.comcec.org/ 

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38th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC

38th Ministerial Session of the COMCEC

The 38th Ministerial Meeting of the COMCEC was held under the auspices of H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Türkiye, on 28-29 November with the participation of over 500 delegates, 32 of which were Ministers, from 48 countries that are members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and 25 international organizations.

The Ministerial Meeting commenced on 28 November 2022 with the opening speech of the H.E. Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, President of the Republic of Türkiye. Following His Excellency President, respectively, OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha and the Heads of Delegation of Saudi Arabia, Nigeria and Brunei Darussalam on behalf of the three geographical regions of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation delivered their speeches. In addition, the Chairman of the Islamic Development Bank, Mr. Muhammad Sulaiman Al Jasser and the President of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Digital Transformation Office, Dr. Ali Taha KOÇ made a speech at the opening session. The launch of the COMCEC High Level Digital Transformation Program, whose preparatory work was completed at the meeting, was also held.

The theme of this year’s COMCEC Ministerial Exchange of Views Session was determined as “Effective Provision of Social Assistance and Socioeconomic Empowerment in accordance with the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic” in order to share experiences and discuss cooperation opportunities among member countries.

In the Ministerial Exchange Session, chaired by H.E. Vice President Mr. Fuat OKTAY, the Ministers stated that in line with the needs arising with the COVID-19 epidemic, increasing the diversity of social solidarity mechanisms in order to increase the effectiveness of social assistance, identifying those in need accurately and quickly, preventing duplication between different programs, Country experiences were shared on issues such as increasing the interoperability of programs, facilitating and making application processes efficient, and what could be done to increase cooperation among Islamic Countries on this issue was discussed.

Please click to access the reports submitted to the meeting.

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The COMCEC 9th Annual Focal Points Meeting

The COMCEC 9th Annual Focal Points Meeting

The COMCEC 9th Annual Focal Points Meeting was held online on 13-14 October 2022. 140 COMCEC Working Group Focal Points and National Focal Points from 35 OIC Member Countries registered to the COMCEC Working Groups attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Focal Points discussed the latest developments regarding COMCEC Working Groups and COMCEC Project Support Programs and important issues related to COMCEC activities. Focal Points were also informed about the implementation of the COMCEC Policy Recommendations and their effective follow-up. The latest developments regarding TPS-OIC, OIC Arbitration Center and S&P OIC/COMCEC Investment Fund Projects implemented under the umbrella of COMCEC were conveyed to the participants by the COMCEC Coordination Office. In addition, the participants were informed about the basic principles, procedures and methods regarding the preparation and submission of project proposals within the framework of COMCEC Project Finance, and their questions about the project process were answered.

For more information about the meeting, please follow the links below:

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10th Call for Project Proposals

10th Call For Project Proposals

The CCO is calling for project proposals to be financed in 2023 in selected sectoral themes. Applications will be opened on October 1st and closed on October 31st, 2022.

Please kindly note that the Project Preparation and Submission Guidelines are revised and new features, including new activity types, have been added. Therefore, Project owners are kindly requested to review the Guidelines in detail.

Click here to proceed to online application system. Please contact CCO (cpf@comcec.org) for further inquiries.

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