8th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade Working Group

The 8th Meeting of the COMCEC Trade Working Group was held on October 6th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Improving The Border Agency Cooperation Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 18 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Trade Working Group namely, Algeria, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT and Cross-Border Research Association have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in enhancing border agency cooperation among their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Improving The Border Agency Cooperation Among the OIC Member States for Facilitating Trade” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Trade Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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Improving small ruminants productivity by using different technologies as silage, feed block and hydroponic in Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia (PSEAGRIC-124)

Within the framework of the project a one-week training program was conducted in Amman, Jordan.

Within the framework of the project titled “Improving small ruminants productivity by using different technologies as silage, feed block and hydroponic in Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia” being implemented by Ministry of Agriculture of Palestine, a one-week training program was held on 25-30 August, 2016 in Amman, Jordan with the participation of 9 representatives from Palestine, Jordan and Tunisia. During the program, representatives shared country experiences with the participants and implemented several field practices.

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The 8th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group

The 8th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group was held on September 1st, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Muslim Friendly Tourism(MFT): Developing and Marketing MFT Products and Services in the OIC Member Countries.”

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 13 Member States, which have notified their focal points for the Tourism Working Group namely, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, ICDT, SESRIC, SMIIC, Crescent Rating, Dinar Standard, Halalinn and Sofyan Hotels have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in developing and marketing MFT products and services in their respective countries. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Muslim Friendly Tourism(MFT): Developing and Marketing MFT Products and Services in the OIC Member Countries” commissioned by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the “COMCEC Tourism Outlook 2016” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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Online Project submission period has been completed under COMCEC Project Funding 4th Call for Project Proposals

Online Project submission period has been completed under COMCEC Project Funding 4th Call for Project Proposals. We would like to thank you for your interest.

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Short Course on Strategies in Enhancing Tourism Workforce in Community-Based Tourism within OIC Member Countries (MYSTOURI-130)

Within the framework of the project titled ” Short Course on Strategies in Enhancing Tourism Workforce in Community-Based Tourism within OIC Member Countries  (2015-MYSTOURI-130)” implemented by Malaysia, trainings with a view to develop capacity of experts in community-based tourism and study visits in this regard were performed. 14 participants in the area of community-based tourism from The Gambia, Senegal, Palestine, Pakistan, Maldives, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei were trained.

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Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers In OIC Member Countries (2015-GMBTOURI-144)

Within the framework of the project titled ” Enhancing The Capacity of Craft Producers In OIC Member Countries (2015-GAMTOURI-144)” implemented by the Gambia, trainings with a view to develop craft producers’ professional and operational skills for better service delivery have been started. 20 participants in the craft producing sector from The Gambia, Senegal and Mali will be trained within a training of trainers perspective.

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The 32nd Meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC

The 32nd Meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC was held at Sheraton Hotel, Ankara on May 17-18, 2016.

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COMCEC Project Funding Training

A training program was organized by the COMCEC Coordination Office and the Development Bank of Turkey for the contact persons and coordinators of projects which have been selected for financing under COMCEC Project Funding for 2016 implementation period. The training was held on 29-30 March 2016 at Crowne Plaza Hotel.

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7th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group

The 7th Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group was held on March 24th, 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Enhancing Road Maintenance 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, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Indonesia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Qatar, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey and Uganda. Representatives of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), SESRIC, International Road Federation (IRF), ECORYS and COMCEC Coordination Office have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges in the field of road maintenance 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 “Enhancing Road Maintenance in the OIC Member Countries” and the “COMCEC Transport Outlook 2015” prepared by the COMCEC Coordination Office.

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6th Meeting Of The COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group

The 6th Meeting of the COMCEC Financial Cooperation Working Group was held on 17-18 March 2016 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of “Developing Islamic Finance Strategies in the OIC Member Countries”.

The Meeting was attended by the representatives of 28 Member States namely, Afghanistan, Algeria, Azerbaijan, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Cote D’ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Niger, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey, Uganda and Uzbekistan. Representatives of COMCEC Coordination Office, SESRIC, Islamic Development Bank, Secretariat of the OIC Member States’ Stock Exchanges Forum, Secretariat of the COMCEC Capital Markets Regulators Forum, World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Center, Participation Banks Association of Turkey and some other guests have also attended the Meeting.

The Representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences, achievements and challenges on developing Islamic Finance Strategies in their respective countries. Furthermore, the Meeting deliberated on the preparations regarding the Exchange of Views Session of the 32nd COMCEC Ministerial Meeting and come up with some policy recommendations to be submitted to the 32nd COMCEC Session. The Meeting has considered the Studies “Developing Islamic Finance Strategies 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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