• Research and extension services of the farmer organizations need to be improved for increasing agricultural productivity,
  • The capacity of farmer organizations to have access agricultural market information and dissemination of the market information to their members need to be improved.
  • Adopting/developing quality standards, implementing quality control and identifying market opportunities for standard compliance of agricultural products,
  • Improving transport and storage facilities for promoting value chain development in the Member States through well-developed public-private partnerships,
  • Supporting agro-processing and packaging industries to increase the value added of agricultural products.

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  • A credit risk data collection strategy for the OIC Member States needs to be developed for reducing risks during episodes of economic turbulence and the risk assessment capacity of the OIC Member States should also be developed in line with the international best practices.
  • An Effective Deposit Insurance Scheme for the Banking Sector needs to be developed for achieving a higher degree of financial stability and financial inclusion.
  • A Regulatory and supervisory Framework needs to be developed specifically for Islamic Banking in order to benefit from the significant growth potential of Islamic Banking System
  • Increasing awareness of the benefits of modern retail payment systems through providing education on basic financial controls and prudence as well as increasing transparency in order to protect consumer rights
  • Exploring ways to further decrease the cost of retail payments and seeking ways for interoperability
  • Establishing/maintaining OIC payment systems data collection and reporting framework

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  • Increase the capacity of the institutions providing Public Employment Services (PES) in the Member States through enhancing the quality and quantity of the human resources and developing information technology (IT) infrastructure of the PES institutions as well as an effective partnership with the relevant stakeholders in delivering activation measures.
  • Promoting employer engagement in the preparation/implementation of the activation programmes through establishing a sound mechanism for ensuring the active involvement of the relevant stakeholders, and conducting employer surveys to identify the skills/needs in the labour market.

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  • Encouraging visa facilitation among the Member States
  • Developing air linkages and increasing the airline capacity
  • Building and strengthening a skilled workforce on ICT-based tourism marketing in the Member States
  • Enhancing cooperation between the government and private sector on ICT usage and diffusion in tourism marketing
  • Developing comprehensive and effective digital marketing strategies in the Member States

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  • Member States are encouraged to examine and assess the financing needs of their exporters
  • Member States are invited to enhance transactional cooperation among their ECAs
  • Member States are encouraged to review the soundness of their ECAs with the aim of improving the overall performance of the ECA
  • Member states are called on to promote public-private dialogue within the ECA context
  • Member states are encouraged to initiate capacity building activities for strengthening institutional and human capacities of their ECAs
  • Extending assistance to the member states for establishing/maintaining NTFBs
  • Involving the private sector in the activities of the NTFBs
  • Establishing effective communication systems within the framework of the work of the NTFBs
  • Designing Performance Evaluation Criteria for the Existing NTFBs

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  • Member states are invited to enhance the private sector participation in the port sector
  • Member states are encouraged to establish port regulators
  • Member states are called on to promote intermodal container transportation
  • Promoting Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Urban Transport Financing
  • Enhancing ICT Applications for Traffic Management in OIC Cities
  • Improving institutional structure to ensure the delivery of a sustainable transport strategy.

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