Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation COMCEC of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation COMCEC TRADE OUTLOOK 2013 COMCEC COORDINATION OFFICE May 2013 COMCEC TRADE OUTLOOK 2013 Vildan BARAN Murat DELİÇAY COMCEC Coordination Office Ankara, May 2013 For further information please contact: COMCEC Coordination Office Necatibey Caddesi No: 110/A 06100 Yücetepe Ankara/TURKEY Phone : 90 312 294 57 10 Fax : 90 312 294 57 77 Web : www.comcec.org e-mail :
[email protected] ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The COMCEC Trade Outlook is a contribution of the COMCEC Coordination Office to enrich the discussions during the Trade Working Group Meetings. Trade Working Group is established in accordance with the COMCEC Strategy, adopted during the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit held in Makkah on 14-15 August 2012, which envisages Working Group Meetings as one of the instruments for its implementation. Trade Working Group Meetings aim at providing the country experts with the chance to elaborate thoroughly trade cooperation issues and share their good practices and experiences. COMCEC Coordination Office acknowledges that COMCEC Trade Outlook 2013 has been prepared by Ms. Vildan BARAN and Mr. Murat DELİÇAY, experts at the COMCEC Coordination Office, with the objective of providing an overview of international trade of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States. It focuses on trends and characteristics of intra-OIC trade and attempts to identify the major common obstacles hindering trade. The views expressed and conclusions reached in this publication do not necessarily reflect the official views of the COMCEC Coordination Office, COMCEC or the governments of its member countries. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................