The 11th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on October 25th, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Islamic Fund Management”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 19 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Financial Cooperation Working Group. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Secretariat of OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum, Secretariat of the COMCEC Capital Markets Regulators Forum, Al Meezan Investment Management Limited and Katılım Emeklilik have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on Islamic Fund Management in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Study “Islamic Fund Management” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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Within the framework of the project titled “Improving Financial Consumer Protection in the OIC Member Countries” (2017-TURFINAN-463) being implemented by the Ministry of Trade of Turkey, a two-day workshop has been conducted between 26-27 September, 2018 in İstanbul. The workshop was attended by a total of 46 participants from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Gambia, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Sudan and Saudi Arabia.

The workshop focused on consumer protection policies, financial fraud cases, crypto currencies, alternative dispute resolution solutions and best practices in financial consumer protection field in the OIC countries. In addition, a draft strategy document on financial consumer protection has been prepared in order to facilitate cooperation among the OIC countries and this document will be finalized based on the written contributions of the participating countries.

The 12th Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on October 4th, 2018 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Skills Development in the OIC: Vocational Education”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 16 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely Algeria, Benin, Egypt, Gabon, the Gambia, Iran, Jordan, Malaysia, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Asian Development Bank (ADB), SESRIC and Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in vocational education in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Skills Development: Vocational Education in the Islamic Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2017” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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