6th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group

The 6th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on October 22nd, 2015 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Urban Transport in mega-cities in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Transport and Communications Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), SESRIC, Transport For All, İstanbul Metropolitan Municipality and Municipality of Jakarta have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in the field of urban transport in mega-cities in their respective countries. Additionally, the issue of policies that can be implemented to improve the quality of services provided in this field was discussed. The Meeting has considered the Studies ” Urban Transport in mega-cities in the OIC Member Countries” and the “COMCEC Transport Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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5th Meeting Of The COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group

The 5th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on October 15th, 2015 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Retail Payment Systems in the OIC Member Countries.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 12 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Financial Cooperation Working Group namely, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Tunisia, Uganda and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, IDB, IMF, World Bank and Interbank Card Center (BKM) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on retail payment systems in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Retail Payment Systems in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “Financial Outlook of the OIC Member Countries 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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6th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The 6th Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on October 8th, 2015 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of of “Promoting Agricultural Value Chains in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 10 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Bangladesh Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, UNIDO and SÜTAŞ Group and Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in promoting agricultural value chains in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Promoting Agricultural Value Chains in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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

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