4^th Meeting Of The COMCEC Trade WG Presentations

“ Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) and Trade Liberalisation Efforts in the OIC Member States with a Special Emphasis on the TPS-OIC ”
(October 23rd, 2014, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ankara-Turkey)

1. The COMCEC Trade Outlook
   • Ms. Vildan BARAN, COMCEC Coordination Office
2. Rationale for Trade Liberalization and recent trends in PTAs
   • Mr. Ramoul Kheireddine, UNCTAD
3. Recent Trends in Preferential Trade Agreements
   • Mrs. Mette Werdelin Azzam, WCO
4. Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) in the OIC Member States
   • Mr. Michael Gasiorek, Sussex University-Tradesift
5. Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the OIC (TPS-OIC)
   • Mr. Michael Gasiorek, Sussex University-Tradesift
   • Mr. Houcine Rahmouni, ICDT
6. Member Country Presentations
   • Bangladesh
   • Indonesia
   • Turkey (EU-TURKEY Customs Union)
   • Turkey (Turkey’s Free Trade Agreements)
   • Turkey (TEPAV)
7. Promoting Intra-OIC Trade: Aid for Trade Initiative for the Arab States
   • Mr. Ayhan Karaca, ITFC
8. Utilizing the COMCEC PCM
   • Mr. Deniz Göle, CCO