2nd Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 2nd Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on October 3rd, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies in the COMCEC Region.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 11 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT), representatives from private sector and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in tourism product development and marketing strategies in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Tourism Product Development and Marketing Strategies in the COMCEC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Poverty Alleviation Working Group was held on June 27th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Poverty Alleviation Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Benin, Cameroon, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Jordan, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Suriname and Turkey. Representatives of the COMCEC Coordination Office, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Turkey, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB), the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms and Humanitarian Relief (IHH) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences in enhancing the productive capacity of the poor particularly through improving human capital. The Meeting has considered the Studies entitled “Enhancing Productive Capacity of the Poor in the COMCEC Member Countries: Improving Human Capital” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the UNDP Turkey and the “COMCEC Poverty Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on June 20th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Promoting the Exports of the SMEs in the OIC Member States: The Role of Trade Promotion Organizations”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 19 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mali, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and International Trade Centre (ITC) have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in promoting the SMEs exports in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Promoting the SMEs Exports in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the OECD and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on June 6th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Afghanistan, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Oman, Palestine, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in water management in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Increasing Agricultural Productivity in the COMCEC Region: Improving Irrigation Capacity” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to an academician and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting Of The COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on April 25th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “A New Trend in Sustainable Tourism Development: Community Based Tourism in the COMCEC Region”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 15 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Malaysia, Nigeria, Oman, Palestine, Senegal, Tunisia and Turkey. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Center for Development of Trade (ICDT) and some academicians have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in implementing the Community-Based Tourism (CBT) Programs in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Community Based Tourism: Finding the Equilibrium in the COMCEC Context” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to a group academicians from Florida University and the “Tourism Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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1st Meeting of the Comcec Transport Working Group

The First Meeting of the COMCEC Transport Working Group was held on March 28th, 2013 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Transport Infrastructure Financing Modalities: Public Private Partnerships in the OIC Member States”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Transport Working Group namely, Bahrain, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Senegal, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank, OISA, International Finance Corporation (IFC), Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and TAV Airports Holding have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in implementing the Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in transport sector in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies namely “Bridging the Gaps: Implementation Challenges for Transport PPPs in the OIC Member States” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office to the EIU and the “Transport Outlook 2013” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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3rd Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

The 3rd Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group was held on April 3rd, 2014 with the theme of “Improving the Statistical Capacity of the Agriculture Sector in the COMCEC Region.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 12 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Agriculture Working Group namely, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Senegal, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC and African Development Bank have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges regarding agricultural statistical capacity in their respective countries. Moreover, the Studies titled “Improving Agricultural Statistics in the COMCEC Region” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Agriculture Outlook 2014” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office are also considered during the Meeting.

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