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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Training program on Muslim Friendly Tourism was conducted within the framework of the “Enhancing Capacity of Muslim Friendly Tourism Workforce ” project (2016-MOZTOURI-222).

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