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TIJARIS Published by the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade issue 126 - June-August 2012

SPECIAL COUNTRY REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

INTERVIEW WITH

H.E Mrs. Baldé Hadja Mariama BAH, Minister of Hospitality, Tourism and Handicrafts of the Republic of Guinea 10 - 12 December 2012 Expo Centre Sharjah United Arab Emirates

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Contents - Issue 126 - June-August 2012

5 EDITORIAL 18 * Trade in Services OIC Single Window, the Fastest Way to Trade The 4th SISDAK Expo & Forum - Dakar, Senegal Facilitation between the OIC Member Countries July 2012 The Sixth Exhibition of Agribusiness Industries in 6 CARTHAGE DECLARATION the OIC Member States - Sultanate of Oman, May 2013 Seminar on "The Five Liberties in the Arab Maghreb Africa CEO Forum - Geneva, November 2012 Union Integration Vision" - Carthage, Tunisia 2012 The 8th World Islamic Economic Forum Malaysia, December 2012

7 OIC NEWS 20 CALENDAR OF TRADE FAIRS & EXHIBITIONS Recent activities of H.E. Prof. Dr. Calendar of Trade Fairs & Exhibitions of the OIC Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLUI, Countries: September-October, 2012 Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic 23 TOURISM PROMOTION Cooperation (OIC) 2nd OIC Tourism Expo - Arab Republic of Egypt, December 2012 8 DIPLOMACY Calendar of Tourism Fairs & Exhibitions of the OIC OIC/UN Cooperation Meeting Countries: September-October, 2012 Geneva 2012 27 FORUMS & CONFERENCES Outcomes of UNCTAD 13th Meeting in Doha, 9 INTERVIEW State of Qatar Semiar on the proliferation of Bilateral and Regional H.E. Mrs. Baldé Hadja Mariama Trade Agreements and their impact on the regional BAH integration process in Arab Countries - Kingdom of Minister of Hospitality, Tourism Morocco, June 2012 and Handicrafts of the Republic Training Seminar in the field of International and of Guinea Islamic Trade for the benefit of the Officials of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Iraq - Kingdom 12 TRADE PROMOTION of Morocco, June 2012 * Commodity Trade The 23rd Annual Session of the “Crans Montana The 14th OIC-EXPO 2013 - Iran Forum - Azerbaijan, June - July 2012 The First Fair on Furniture, Decoration, Household Seminar on Foreign Trade Liberalization and Trade and Electrical Appliances of the OIC Member States Defense Systems in the OIC Member States - Saudi Arabia, May 2013 Kingdom of Morocco, September 2012 The 1st OIC Halal Food Expo in Sharjah - UAE, Training Seminar on “Export Promotion and December 2012 Investment Strategies in the context of Globalization The 1st Handicrafts Exhibition of the OIC Member TRNC, December 2012 States - Kingdom of Morocco, April 2013 Outcomes of the 5th Exhibition of Agribusiness 32 OUTSTANDING EVENTS Industries in the OIC Member States The Conference on the “Emerging of new econom- The 1st OIC China Expo and Economic & ic policy makers in the Arab Mediterranean Trade Forum - Yinchuan - September 2013 Countries: What Economic Agendas for Islamic The International Investment and Trade Fair & Actors?” - Barcelona, July 2012 the 3rd China-Arab States Economics and The “OIC High level Forum on Trade Facilitation & Trade Forum China, September 2012

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Contents - Issue 126 - June-August 2012

Single Window Initiatives for Enhanced Regional 63 TRADE SUPPORT INSTITUTIONS Economic Cooperation” 2012 - Kingdom of Morocco, The International Centre for Trade and Export November 2012 Promotion of Guinea (CIEPEX) The 2nd World Shipping Summit 2012 - Xiamen - The West African Development Bank (BOAD) China, September 2012 65 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 35 SPECIAL COUNTRY: REPUBLIC OF GUINEA 68 MEET WITH The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) The Organization for Business Law Harmonization (OHADA) The African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) Attijariwafa Bank 51 SPECIAL ISSUE 72 E-COMMERCE Trade Information Network for Islamic Countries: TINIC Virtual Exhibition

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THE WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND 75 IN BRIEF MONETARY UNION (WAEMU) 77 ICDT'S OTHER ACTIVITIES

55 ECONOMY, FINANCE & INVESTMENT The levers of international competitiveness of SMEs Importance of the Regional integration of the TIJARIS - ISSN 0651 - 1578 League of Arab States Trade Regulations & Agreements DIRECTOR GENERAL Dr. El Hassane HZAINE 60 OIC TRADE NEGOTIATIONS EDITOR Outcomes of the Seminar on the Framework Houcine RAHMOUNI Agreement on theTrade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic DRAFTING COMMITTEE Cooperation to the benefit of the Members of the League of Arab States - Kuwait 2012 Rajae BENMOUSSA Outcomes of the National Seminar for the popular- SALL Mamoudou Bocar ization of ICDTʼs and IDBʼs Group Services - Brahim ALLALI Kingdom of Morocco, June 2012 Kadiatou DIALLO Amadou Cire SALL Abdel Aziz ALAMI Med Mokhtar BDIOUI Merieme EZZAKI

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EDITORIAL

The OIC Single Window, the Fastest Way to Enhance Trade Facilitation between the OIC Member Countries

By Dr. EL Hassane HZAINE Director General

The international trade in goods and involves the establishment of links and intends to start with the Countries that services require a facilitation of interna- sharing of information between cus- have signed and ratified all the TPS- tional trade operations. This require- toms and other government agencies OIC protocols, the Rules of Origin and ment is so obvious to OIC Member in charge of foreign trade (G2G) and PRETAS. States in their endeavor to respond between the private sector and the In practical terms, the OIC SINGLE effectively to the external demand and government (B2G). The involved WINDOW will allow economic opera- enhance their competitiveness. It is for Government agencies include the tors realize all foreign trade steps on this purpose that the concept of the administrations of customs, port and their computers in local businesses OIC SINGLE WINDOW has been cre- airport authorities, transport authorities and organizations, without moving. ated. and para-states organizations (e.g Mandatory documents will be transmit- Indeed, most of OIC Member States health and phytosanitary inspection ted as computer images and informa- are establishing a national single win- services, SPS); whereas, banks, cus- tion will safely and confidentially travel dow to allow the presentation of unique toms brokers, freight forwarders and from computer to computer without data on imports and exports which are shippers are the main actors of the pri- feedback information. processed in real time by all relevant a- vate sector. Therefore, Internet access through the gencies, facilitating, thus, the quick Within this context, the Islamic Centre system of the OIC SINGLE WINDOW decision-making for the clearance of for Development of Trade (ICDT) and will connect business partners with the goods. The OIC SINGLE WINDOW is the Malaysian Company Dagang Net global data exchange transport and an electronic platform, the use of which Technologies Sdn Bhd (Dagang Net) finance networks. One can, therefore, requires the participation of a minimum have decided to undertake operational expect prompt delivery, reduced trans- of two (2) or all 57 OIC Member States. activities aiming at facilitating trade and portation costs and reduced error risks. The simplification, harmonization, stan- investment between OIC Member However, the most important condi- dardization and automation of trade States, with a view to achieving the tions that determine the success of a procedures and the documents which objectives of the Ten Year Program of single window system is the political control the flow of goods across nation- Action of the Organisation of Islamic will of both governments and public al borders are indispensable compo- Cooperation (OIC) adopted by the OIC authorities, as well as the participation nents of trade facilitation across bor- 3rd Extraordinary Summit held in of the business community, which ders. In this perspective, the imple- Makkah Al Mukarramah in December entirely grants support, without limits. mentation of a Single Window platform 2005, particularly the objective to Thus, the basic legal framework includ- for all of these formalities is provided increase the share of Member States' ing the provision of the privacy of laws for in the trade facilitation program. The total trade to 20% by 2015. The pro- rules, which will ensure the security of implementation of a Single Window ini- posed project will be implemented in exchanged information, should be tiatives requires complete reengineer- stages with a three years first phase. developed. ing of the clearance process and Thus, the OIC SINGLE WINDOW

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CARTHAGE DECLARATION

Seminar on “The Five Liberties in the Arab Maghreb Union Integration Vision” Palace of Carthage, Republic of Tunisia June 1st, 2012

The five liberties in the AMU integration vision are notably: movement, residence, employment, investment and municipal council elections.

The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) represented by its Director General, Dr. El Hassane HZAINE, participated actively in the Seminar on "the five liberties in the Arab Maghreb Union" held by the Presidency of the Republic on June 1st, 2012 at the Palace of Carthage, Republic of Tunisia

The seminar raised a series of questions relating to cooperation of Tunisia with the Arab Maghreb States and the requirements of the vision of integration in the Maghreb. Thus, in a document called "Call of Carthage", participants stressed that it was not enough to announce this project in speeches but that it was imperative to carry it out on the ground as a reality". The document also argued that the AMU next Summit scheduled to be hed in October 2012 in Tunisia, would lead to concrete measures particularly on economic partnership, reform of AMU institutions and enforcement. The five freedoms (movement, residence, employment, investment and municipal council elections). The document also called for reactivating the agreements concluded within the framework of the AMU, to consolidate ry democracy and to strengthen cooperation in the security the Union's institutions, to create mechanisms of participato- field.

The textile-clothing sector represents a chief support of manufacturing industries in Tunisia

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OIC NEWS

H.E. Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU received the UN Secretary General Ban-Kimoon at OIC Headquarters The Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban-Kimoon, was received by the OIC Secretary General, H.E. Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU at the Headquarters of the OIC on June 3rd, 2012. The visit came as a result of the ever strengthening cooperation between the OIC and the UN since Their Excellencies Secretaries General Ihsanoglu and Ban-Kimoon took their respective offices. Leading their individual high level delegations, the Secretaries General of the OIC and the UN discussed issues of mutual concern ranging from political to socio-economic and humanitarian domains. They were also raised and discussed during the meeting the OIC-UN bilateral cooperation at the level of the General Secretariat as well as between the OIC institutions and UN agencies, ongoing and future OIC- UN joint programs and activities including cooperation in the field of mediation and humanitarian assistance, Palestine- Israel peace process, security and humanitarian situation in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and Sahel region. H.E. the OIC Secretary General assured Mr. Ban-Kimoon of OICʼs support and cooperation on issues of international concern. The UN Secretary General expressed his appreci- ation for the visionary leadership of H.E. the OIC Secretary General and reiterated his conviction that OIC is a strategic partner of the UN. He underlined that the UN and the OIC are united together in building greater understanding among people, tolerance and cooperation among nations. Both leaders agreed on continued and close interaction between their respective organizations towards ensuring sustainable cooperation for world peace, security and stability. H.E. Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU, OIC Secretary General, met the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russian Federation H.E. the Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was received on 8 June 2012, by President Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan, Tatarstan. Upon the invitation of the President, H.E. the Secretary General visited Tatarstan to attend as a guest of honour the traditional celebration «Izge Bolgar zhyeny», honoring the 1123rd anniversary of the official adoption of Islam in Volga Bulgaria region. During the meeting, both parts reviewed the excellent and fruitful relations between the OIC and Tatarstan within the broad framework of cooperation between the OIC and the Russian Federation. Strengthening further cooperation in economic, cultural and social fields between Tatarstan and the OIC Member States were also discussed in the meeting. H.E. Prof. Dr. IHSANOGLU lauded the efforts made by the Government of Tatarstan to restore the historical and heritage sites bearing testimony of Muslim culture and civilization in the region. He thanked the President for his patronage to such commendable initiatives. During the visit, H.E. the Secretary General inagurated the 3rd All Russia Forum of Tatar Religious Figures which was held under the theme “National Identity and Religion”. H.E. the Secretary General also participated in the reopening of the ancient city of Bulgar and newly restored White Mosque Complex in Bulgar.

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DIPLOMACY

OIC/UN Cooperation Meeting Geneva, May 1st – 3rd, 2012

A delegation of the Islamic meeting held in Istanbul, gram (UNEP), the United Centre for Development of Republic of Turkey, from Nations Industrial Develop- Trade (ICDT), led by its July 29th to 1st, 2010. It ment Organization (UNIDO), Director General, Dr. El was also a good opportunity the World Trade Organi- Hassane HZAINE, partici- for both Organizations to re- zation (WTO), the Interna- pated in the OIC-UN Ge- view their ongoing activities. tional Trade Centre (ITC), neral Cooperation meeting The Islamic Centre for the United Nations Confe- held in Geneva, Switzer- Development of Trade sub- rence on Trade and Deve- land, from May 1st to 3rd mitted, on this occasion, the lopment (UNCTAD), the 2012. Report on its bilateral co- World Tourism Organization This meeting was mainly operation with the UN Agen- (UNWTO), the Food and devoted to the follow-up of cies, namely the World Intel- Agriculture Organization of the meeting by the partici- the implementation of the lectual Property Organi- the United Nations (FAO), pating institutions. decisions and recommenda- zation (WIPO), the United the International Fund for The Working Group consti- tions of the last OIC-UN Nations Environment Pro- Agricultural Development tuted the coordinating team (IFAD) and the United Na- at the headquarters of both tions Economic and Social organizations, which is to Commission for Western biannually issue periodic Asia (UNESCWA). progress reports that are to It is to be noted that the be distributed to all partici- meeting agreed to create a pating institutions. virtual e-Working Group On this occasion, it was con- comprising five members vened that the next UN-OIC each from the UN and the cooperation meeting will OIC to follow-up on the take place in Istanbul, Re- activities, projects and pro- public of Turkey in 2014. grammes agreed upon at

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INTERVIEW

Her Excellency Mrs. Baldé Hadja Mariama BAH, Minister of Hospitality, Tourism and Handicrafts of the Republic of Guinea

In your quality as Minister the tourism, hotel and resents a major part of the of Hospitality, Tourism Artisanal infrastructure, by economic activities in Gui- and Handicraft of the Re- leading products of great nea. It covers mining, pro- public of Guinea, would quality, which create wealth duction, processing, mainte- you tell us about the sup- and employment. nance, repair or services. that the Government is port strategy adopted by . the increase in the share of Largely manual, the handi- working to develop innova- your Country within the tourism in the Gross Na- crafts activity is exerted tive strategies and policies, framework of its plan of tional Product (GNP). mainly in wood, metals, tex- which have the effect of economic development ? The Five Year Development tiles, leather etc. ... improving the status of the With four natural regions Plan (2011-2015), adopted The sector contains nearly a artisan so as to improve with varied climates and by the Government material- hundred activities carried his/her means of production, geography, Guinea has one izes concretely the different out by thousands of small improve his/her technical of the most touristic poten- strategies. It is divided into businesses spread over the and management capabili- tials of the West African sub- 13 operational projects, tak- entire national territory, con- ties and enhance the promo- region. The diversity of the ing into account, the nation- tributing, thus, to the cre- tion and marketing of works tourism product predisposes al and sectoral policies on ation of employment, early of art and crafts on the the destination to the prac- investment, land use, envi- learning, production of regional and international tice of all types of tourism: ronment, poverty reduction goods and services at low market. seaside tourism, adventure and economic integration. costs, preservation and the tourism, ecotourism, sports Thus, the Government of the enhancement of cultural How do you evaluate the tourism, hunting tourism, 3rd Republic considers tou- heritage. tourism activity in the sport fishing, cultural touri- rism and handicrafts as In terms of tourism, handi- Member States of the sm etc. … important factors for sustain- crafts remarkably contribute Organisation of Islamic However, the sector's contri- able development, job cre- to the enrichment and diver- Cooperation (OIC) ? And bution to the national econo- ation, acceleration of gro- sification of the tourism what are, according to my remains very low, its wth, openness and sub- product in Guinea, particu- you, the ways and means contribution to the GDP regional economic integra- larly, in the context of con- that may contribute to the barely exceeded 2% during tion. struction, equipment and prosperity of this sector in the past decade. Since the In this perspective, the pur- receptive decoration, partici- these Member States? advent of the third Republic, pose of its action in these pation in fairs and business Tourism and travel have a new strategies to reverse areas, aims to make of events nationally, regionally special place in the total this trend are being gradual- Guinea a land of welcome and internationally. exports of services in the ly put in place, they target and hospitality, an attractive Despite its contribution to OIC Member States with a several areas: and accessible destination, the economic and social share of 42.57%, US$ 48.38 . the improvement of the which offers tourism prod- development, the Guinean billion in 2006. business climate, the pro- ucts and handicrafts of high, handicraft sector is currently However, the tourist activity motion of private investment diverse, visible, viable and facing its weak productivity is largely dominated by the and the enhancement of competitive quality. and competitiveness becau- Middle East and Asian tourism offer with the key to What role does the se of endogenous and exo- regions. the lifting of physical con- Guinean Handicraft play genous factors. The sub-Saharan Africa, to straints, as well as those in the economy of your It is for the purpose of which belongs the Republic related to facilitation, financ- Country ? How does it removing these constraints of Guinea, was at the bottom ing, land tenure, taxation contribute to the develop- and providing new opportu- with 0.56% of the total and cost factors. ment of the tourism sector nities to operators, who exports of services of the . the diversification of the in Guinea ? progress in this important OIC Member States, i.e. US national tourism offer and The handicrafts sector rep- sector of national economy, $640 Million.

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Many factors can favor or industry ; With a view to promoting in the Member States' priori- hamper the growth of - Exchange of economic and tourism between Islamic ty development plans and tourism in the OIC Member commercial information on Countries, the OIC has programs ; States, among which we tourism among the OIC established a Develop- - the definition of key the- should note: Member Statesʼ agencies ment and Cooperation matic areas and priority - visas issuing procedures ; and institutions ; Framework between the intervention to record the - border bureaucracy and - The creation of national OIC Member States in the project in the path of the customs regulations; tourism professionals asso- Tourism field, which con- support declined by donors - the accessibility to different ciations and federations tains the "Regional Pro- at the donors conference destinations; within the OIC Member ject on Sustainable Deve- held in Dakar on May 27th - - the existence of conven- Countries. lopment of Tourism in a 28th, 2011. ient, economical and safe Network of Cross-Border - the admission of Côte means of transport. As you know, the Islamic Parks and Protected Areas d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, The ways and means that Centre for Development of in West Africa", the re- Nigeria and Togo as mem- may contribute to the pros- Trade (ICDT) will organize gional coordination of bers of the Steering Com- perity of this sector in the the 2nd Tourism Fair of which has been assigned mittee and the effective par- OIC Member States were OIC Member States in to the Republic of Guinea. ticipation of ECOWAS and largely outlined in the strate- Cairo, Arab Republic of What are the latest devel- UEMOA in the work of this gy document adopted by the Egypt, on December 20th- opments in this project? committee, giving, thus, to sixth session of the Islamic 23rd, 2012. What do you First, I would like to seize this project a truly regional Conference of Tourism Mini- think of the regular orga- this opportunity you offer me dimension. sters of the OIC Mem- nization of such an event? to thank, on behalf of my The decisions and recom- ber Countries held in Da- The regular organization of Country, the Members Stat- mendations of the ECOWAS mascus, Syrian Arab Re- the Tourism Fair of OIC es beneficiaries of the proj- Technical, Transport, Com- public, from June 29th to Member States will provide ect and the Organisation of munication and Tourism July 2nd, 2008. This docu- Member States with a Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Committee, held in Abidjan ment sets the framework for dynamic framework for pro- and especially its Secretary on April 3rd - 5th, 2012 em- tourism development and motion, exchange and dia- General, H.E Prof. Dr. body the regional roots of cooperation between the logue. It will allow a better Ekmeleddine IHSANOGLU, the project and constitute OIC Member States. knowledge of Member Cou- for their constant support to the regional institution's Other national or regional ntries and the investment our Country within the fra- strong act of commitment to strategies can also largely opportunities offered by their mework of the elaboration support Member States contribute to the prosperity respective economies. The and the future implementa- through the effective imple- of the sector in the Member Fair will contribute to stren- tion of the project. mentation of the project, States; notably: gthen and diversify friend- The holding in Casablanca under the Treaty and the - the establishment of train- ship links and cooperation on February 7th-8th, 2012 of conventions that govern it. ing institutions specialized in between the countries of the the Steering Committee tourism and hospitality jobs; “Ummah Islamic”. meeting was a turning point What are, in your opinion, - the implementation of It will enable our Country, in the direction of the opera- the aspects of coopera- development projects with a the Republic of Guinea, to: tionalisation of this project, tion between ICDT and the regional focus on poverty - promote awareness of its as evidenced by the results Ministry of Hospitality, eradication, development of rich tourism potential in both of the meeting. Tourism and Handicrafts joint promotion and market- the Islamic and International Among the decisions and of your Country on which ing, preservation of bio- markets ; recommendations that sh- emphasis should be laid? diversity, the promotion of - discover new markets; ould be mentioned: To boost cooperation be- crafts and cultural heritage ; - strengthen the operational - the designation of my tween my department and - Strengthening of taxation capacities of the Tourism Country as President of the the Islamic Centre for and customs incentives to operators and diversify part- Steering Committee for the Development of Trade, we encourage investment; nerships. This is an opportu- period 2012-2014; believe that the focus should - Participation in various nity for public and private - the adoption of an activities be primarily dwelt on the fol- tourism fairs in Islamic coun- Guinean Tourism actors, to program forward covering lowing aspects: tries, as a framework which make contacts, promote the period 2012-2013, with a - training and capacity build- emphasizes cooperation their products and sell their program of advocacy for the ing of human resources; and exchange between the destination on the interna- project funding ; - the promotion of Guinean Member Statesʼ tourism tional market. - the inclusion of the project tourism and handicrafts

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products in the international Trade is now recognized as Islamic common market as the Protocol on the tariff and fairs and events organized a growth engine. The Trade advocated by the 8th Islamic non-tariff measures covered under the aegis of ICDT ; Preferential System among Summit held in Tehran in by the Preferential Tariffs - investment promotion ; the OIC Member States December 1997. Scheme (PRETAS), the pro- - exchange of information (TPS-OIC) and its additional The Republic of Guinea has cess is underway. and documentation on in- protocols on the develop- participated in all rounds of With the advent of the third vestment opportunities and ment of intra-OIC trade is trade negotiations for the Republic, Guinea seizes partnership in the Islamic the keystone for the libera- establishment of the Trade more the opportunities of- world. lization and reduction of ta- Preferential System among fered by its insertion into the riffs in the trade field. The the OIC Member States, and vast array of economic inte- The importance and im- TPS-OIC gives Member the preparation for the Pro- gration and cooperation to pact of the Framework States a variety of methods tocol on para-tariff and non- strengthen economic rela- Agreement on the Trade of negotiations allowing the tariff measures contained in tions and tourism with the 56 Preferential System a- rate of intra-OIC trade to the Preferential tariff sche- OIC Member Countries th- mong OIC Member States reach 20% by 2015, as re- me (PRETAS). Guinea has rough: (TPS-OIC) and its addi- commended by the Ten Year so far: - the further liberalization of tional protocols on the Program of Action adopted - signed and ratified the trade and effective business development of intra-OIC by the OIC 3rd Extraordinary Framework Agreement on environment ; trade are no longer to be Islamic Summit Conference. the Trade Preferential Sys- - the deepening of its inte- proved. What are the ac- The TPS-OIC is certainly the tem among OIC Member gration in the sub-regional tions undertaken by your first step for the establish- States ; market ; Country for the signing ment of a unified economic - signed the Memorandum - and the effective imple- and ratification of these space between the OIC on para-tariff and non-tariff mentation of the Framework documents as well as the Member States on the basis measures contained in the Agreement on the Trade participation of your of a gradual elimination of Preferential tariff scheme Preferential System and Country in the negotia- obstacles to free the move- (PRETAS) and the rules of additional protocols on the tions organized by the OIC ment of goods and services, origin. development of trade a- Trade Negotiations Com- with the perspective of the With regard to the ratifica- mong OIC Member Sta- mittee ? gradual establishment of an tion by the Government of tes.

Guinea has the largest and richest continental shelf in West Africa.

The fishery supports some 70,000 livelihoods directly and provides half the countryʼs dietary protein.

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TRADE PROMOTION Commodity Trade

The 14th OIC - EXPO 2013 Islamic Republic of Iran

In implementation of the resolution n°1/6/iii/2 adopted by the 24th Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the OIC (COMCEC) held in Istanbul in October 2008, which welcomed the offer of the Islamic Republic of Iran to host the Trade Fair of the OIC Member States in 2013, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) will organize, under the auspices of the Ministry of Commerce of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 14th OIC-EXPO in Tehran, in 2013.

This fair, which will enable OIC nessmen, Trade Promotion preparations of the Fair, a coordination meeting Member States to promote their Organs and professional asso- which gathered ICDTʼs representatives and the products and services, will also ciations in the Islamic World. Iranian Officials was held on July 10th, 2012. be a platform meeting for busi- Within the framework of the

The 1st Fair on Furniture, Decoration, Household and Electrical Appliances of the OIC Member States Medina - Saudi Arabia - May 12th - 17th, 2013

In line with strengthening the Ministry of Commerce 24th, 2012 at the headquar- Headquarters in Casablan- cooperation links between and Industry of the Kingdom ters of Al Medina Interna- ca, Kingdom of Morocco, on the Islamic Centre for De- of Saudi Arabia the 1st Fair tional Exhibition Co., King- April 18th-19th, 2012, on the velopment of Trade (ICDT) on Furniture, Decoration, dom of Saudi Arabia, which occasion of which both par- and the Kingdom of Saudi Household and Electrical was devoted to the organi- ties signed a Memorandum Arabia, and following the Appliances in the OIC Mem- zational and participation of Understanding (MOU) proposal of Al Medina Inter- ber States from May 12th to modalities, as well as the fa- governing the exhibitionʼs national Exhibition Co. 17th, 2013 at the Exhibition cilities and incentives grant- organizational modalities. made on 26th October, 2011 Centre “Addar of Al Medina ed to participating Countries The next coordination meet- to organize jointly with ICDT Al Mounawara", Kingdom of to ensure a massive partici- ing is scheduled to be held an Exhibition on Light In- Saudi Arabia. pation of Member States in in Saudi Arabia in Septem- dustry in the OIC Member In this respect, both parties the said event. ber 2012. States, both parties will held the first coordination The 2nd coordination meet- organize under the aegis of meeting on January 23rd- ing was held at ICDTʼs

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TRADE PROMOTION Commodity Trade

The 1st OIC Halal Food Exhibition in Sharjah December 10th-12th, 2012

Within the framework of the activities to promote trade and investment between OIC Member States, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) and the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry will jointly organize the 1st OIC Halal Food Exhibition in Sharjah on December 10th-12th, 2012 at Expo Centre Sharjah, State of the United Arab Emirates.

This exhibition will host the Halal industry players (food industry, cosmetics, parapharmaceutical products,....) in the OIC Countries in search of business opportunities. The objectives of this Exhibition are su-mmed up as follows: - to enable industry players to promote their Halal products and services through a trade professional exhibition ; - to enable policy makers and experts to exchange experiences and discuss the problem- atic of "Halal" concept and "Halal" certification criteria ; - to develop partnerships and strategic alliances among industry players in the Halal OIC Member States ; - to create a platform for meetings between industry professionals ; - to develop intra-OIC investment in the Ha-lal industry field ; - to generate business contacts and opportunities and establish business partnerships between manufacturers, service providers and all industry players. This exhibition is open to the participation of 57 Member States of the OIC, the Muslim communi- ties in non-OIC Member States, Observer Countries, the OIC Institutions and Economic Operators in the OIC Member States. The event will provide an excellent opportunity for the companies and agents operating in the "Halal" sector to promote their products and services not only in the Middle East Market, but also in other OIC Member Countries. In order to surround the Exhibition with all the conditions of success, the organizers held the first coordination meeting on February 27th, 2012 at ICDT's headquarters in Casablanca, which focused on the organizational aspects and the promotional campaign of the exhibition. On this occasion, a memorandum of understanding was signed by the Director Gen- eral of ICDT, Dr. El Hassane HZAINE, and Mr Saif Mohammed Al MIDFA, Director General of the Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS).

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The 1st Handicrafts Exhibition of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) 2013 Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco April 11th-14th, 2013

The Islamic Centre for De- plies and promote their ters of the Islamic Centre for lamic Development Bank velopment of Trade (ICDT) products & services. The Development of Trade in Group (IDB) in Rabat was will organize under the ae- event will thus gather, within Casablanca, Kingdom of held on April 12th, 2012 at gis of the Ministry of Handi- a common exhibition space, Morocco, between the Re- the headquarters of the crafts of the Kingdom of the OIC Countries endowed presentatives of ICDT and Ministry of Handicrafts of Morocco in collaboration with a well-established rep- of the following institutions: the Kingdom of Morocco in with the “Maison de l'Arti- utation in the handicrafts the Ministry of Handicrafts, Rabat. san” and the Office of Fairs sector as well as Finance the Union of the Chambers On this occasion, a Memo- and Exhibitions of Casa- Institutions. of Handicrafts, “La Maison randum of Understanding blanca (OFEC), the 1st Thanks to its international de l'Artisan”, the Federation (MoU) on the organization Handicrafts Exhibition of the dimension, this event is also of Handicrafts Entrepre- of this event between ICDT, Member States of the Orga- an opportunity to enter into neurs and the ''Office des “La Maison de l'Artisan” and nisation of Islamic Coope- business relationships and Foires et Expositions de the OFEC was signed. ration (OIC) on April 11th- establish partnership coop- Casablanca''. This meeting In compliance with this 14th, 2013 at OFEC, King- eration links between the was mainly devoted to the MoU, facilities and incen- dom of Morocco. This event, OIC Member States. discussion of both the tives were provided to which is meant to constitute In order to surround this organization modalities and ensure a massive participa- a real exchange Cross- event with all the conditions the promotion of this great tion of OIC Member States roads, will enable the pro- of success, a coordination event. A second coordina- in this event. fessionals of the Handicrafts meeting was held on March tion meeting involving the sector to submit their sup- 8th, 2012 at the headquar- Regional Office of the Is-

Outcomes of the 5th Exhibition of Agribusiness Industries in the OIC Member States Jeddah – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, May 20th – 23rd, 2012

Within the framework of their Member States in the bitors to introduce their p.m. cooperation program, the Jeddah Centre for Forums countriesʼ products and 350 companies from the fol- Islamic Centre for Develo- and Events, Kingdom of experience and to conclude lowing Countries participat- pment of Trade (ICDT) and Saudi Arabia. business deals, investment ed in this Exhibition: King- the Saudi “Al-Harithy Com- This exhibition constituted a and joint ventures, support- dom of Saudi Arabia, King- pany for Exhibitions Limited platform for many countries ing, thus, and raising the dom of Morocco, Arab Re- (ACE)" organized from May that were represented by level of bilateral trade and public of Egypt, Republic of 20th to 23rd 2012, under different national stands, enhancing the economic Indonesia, Malaysia, Re- the aegis of the Ministry of firms and companies which cooperation and integration public of Lebanon, Islamic Agriculture of the Kingdom presented their latest inno- between the OIC Member Republic of Pakistan, Re- of Saudi Arabia, concomi- vations and developments in States. public of Niger, Republic of tantly with the 17th Food the sectors of food, hotels, This exhibition was held Tunisia, United Arab Emi- /Hotel/ PROPAC Arabia, the catering and packaging. over four days and was rates and Republic of 5th Exhibition of Agribusi- The exhibition was also an open to professionals and to Turkey. ness Industries in the OIC opportunity for such exhi- the public from 5 p.m. to 10 They also participated in the

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this event, the following non- which brought together the formance level of the food organization of trade fairs. Member States: Belgium, best specialists in the arts of industry and keep up with On this occasion, ICDTʼs re- France, China, Germany, the table, contested by the the international standards presentative presented the Hong Kong, Singapore, In- most skilled chefs of the in this area, as well as to Centreʼs activities and ser- dia, Italy, USA, Taiwan, most luxurious hotels and give the opportunity to visi- vices and collected the bro- South Korea and Switzer- restaurants under the super- tors and the Saudi society chures and pamphlets of land. vision of a jury composed of to get acquainted with food the OIC Member Statesʼ On the sidelines of the exhi- international experts. industry, contributing, thus, products so as they would bition, competitions were The aim of these competi- to make the city of Jeddah be virtually promoted at organized by the Saudi tions was to motivate the rank the rightful region on ICDT's website. Arabian Chef Association, participants to raise the per- the map as regards the

The 1st OIC-China Expo and Economic & Trade Forum 2013 Yinchuan - China September 11th-15th, 2013

The Islamic Centre for zation of this event, the fruitful discussions between 2011 between ICDT and the ICDT and the Autonomous participants who examined Government of the Autono- Development and Trade Region of the Peopleʼs Re- and adopted the General mous Region of Ningxia- and the Autonomous public of China “Ningxia Plan for the organization of Hui, Organisers pledged to Region of the Peopleʼs Hui” held on March 3rd, the Expo and agreed upon grant the OIC Countries and Republic of China “Nin- 2012 in Tunis, Republic of the promotional campaign participants all the facilities gxia Hui” will organize Tunisia, the 2nd coordina- to be conducted in the OIC for transport, freight, stay the «1st OIC China and clearance of goods. Expo and Economic & Incentives including the pri- Trade Forum 2013» on ce per square meter at the Yinchuan International Exhi- September 11th-15th, bition were also provided. 2013 in Yinchuan, Capi- It is to be noted that a coor- tal City of “Ningxia dination meeting is to be Hui”, Autonomous Re- held on the sidelines of the gion, Peopleʼs Republic International Investment of China at the Yinch- and Trade Fair & the 3rd uan International Exhi- tion meeting for the organi- Member States so as to China-Arab States Econo- bition Centre under the zation of this Expo, on the ensure their large participa- mics and Trade Forum, theme: "Friendship, sidelines of the 1st OIC tion in such an event. which is to be held from Health Expo, held from In compliance with the pro- September 12th to 16th, Cooperation and Deve- March 1st to 4th, 2012 at visions of the Memorandum 2012. lopment". the Exhibition Ground of of Understanding (MoU) on Within the framework of the Kram of Tunis, Republic of the organization of the Fair preparations for the organi- Tunisia. The meeting knew signed on December 7th,

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The International Investment & Trade Fair and the 3rd China-Arab States Economic and Trade Forum September 12th to 16th, 2012

It is to be organized by the Ministry of Commerce of the Peopleʼs Republic of China, the CCPIT and the Peopleʼs Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. About 30 events will be held during the Fair, including China-Arab Sates Halal Food & Muslim Products Exhibition, China-Arab States Energy & Chemical Products Exhibition, China-Arab States Economic, Trade, Cultural and Local Commodities Exchanges Exhibition and the 5th China (Ningxia) Hui Merchants Fair, etc.

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Senegal has an established industrial sector producing a range of goods from handmade crafts, textiles and shoes to trucks and cement

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The 4th SISDAK Medical Forum & Expo 2012 4th Int’l. Trade Exhibition on Medical & Health Equipment 5th – 8th July 2012 Dakar, Republic of Senegal

The 4th SISDAK Medical forum & Expoʼ2012 took place from 5-8th July 2012 at Dakar International Fair Grounds with the aim to provide a framework for exhibition, meetings and medical scientific exchanges for health stakeholders in Senegal, the countries of the West African sub region and professionals from all over the world. The 4th SISDAK 2012 was jointly organized by the “Centre international du Commerce Extrrieur du Senegal” (CICES) and the Ministry of Health and Public Care, Government of Senegal, and supported by West African Organization for Health, Bukrina Faso, in order to achieve the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of Health which is one of the funda- mental rights of every human being, whatever is his race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition. The event attracted manufacturers, importers, exporters, traders and distributors of related products, equipment and machinery, Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters associations, Government, Military, Private Health organizations and purchasing organizations etc. from 16 member countries of the Economic Community of West Africa Sub - Sahara countries and the rest of the world.

The Sixth Exhibition of Agribusiness Industries in the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Muscat, Sultanate of Oman - May 13th-16th, 2013 In preparation for the organ- the promotional campaign of Sultanate of Oman seized Exhibitions & Festivals L.L.C ization of the Sixth Exhi- the event with a view to the opportunity to further Sultanate of Oman commit- bition of Agribusiness Indus- inducing a large participa- develop cooperation links ted to promote the general tries in the Member States of tion of OIC Member States. between them in several and specialized exhibitions the Organisation of Islamic In this respect, the facilities areas of common interest and events that are to be Cooperation which is to be and incitations to be granted and convened to organize organized by ICDT in the held on May 13th-16th, to Member Countries were jointly in the Sultanate of OIC Member States to com- 2013, the organizers, na- agreed upon. The meeting Oman the following exhibi- panies and businessmen in mely, ICDT and Al-Sha'am was also an opportunity for tions: Handicrafts Exhibition the Sultanate of Oman so as For Organizing Exhibitions & both sides to sign the mem- of the OIC Member State in to ensure an extensive par- Festivals L.L.C Sultanate of orandum of understanding 2014; Fair on Furniture, De- ticipation of them. At the end Oman held a coordination governing the organizational coration, Household Appli- of the meeting, both sides a- meeting at ICDT's headqua- modalities and aspects of ances in the OIC Member greed to organize the sec- rters in Casablanca on June the exhibition. ICDT and Al- States in 2014; OIC Health ond coordination meeting 11th, 2012 to discuss the Sha'am For Organizing Exh- EXPO in 2015. In its turn, during the month of Sep- organizational aspects and ibitions & Festivals L.L.C Al-Sha'am For Organizing tember 2012.

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Geneva, November 20 - 21, 2012

The CEO AFRICA FORUM is conceived as the first international high-level business leaders in Africa, beyond the sectoral and chapels off the beaten track of academic appointments. It brings together for two days, leaders companies, investors, financial decision makers, policy-makers to promote the successes of the African private sector, providing a platform for public-private dialogue and high-level strategic solutions to support the development of the company and its African markets.

The conference and workshop program of the AFRICA CEO FORUM is dedicated to the challenges African business leaders are confronted with today. Its objective is to promote the continent’s private sector and to contribute to its international promotion. Developed in close cooperation with the African Development Bank, the AFRICA CEO FORUM is jointly organized by the “Groupe Jeune Afrique” and Rainbow Unlimited.

The 8th Islamic World Economic Forum Malaysia, 4 - 6 December 2012

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Calendar of Trade Fairs & Exhibitions of the OIC Countries September-October 2012

IRAN Fax:+98 21 22662672-3 KAZAKHSTAN IRAN PLAST E-mail: [email protected] KAZBUILD International Trade Fair Plastic & Organizer: NPC (National Petro- Kazakhstan International Exhibition Rubber chemical Company) Construction and Interiors, Windows, Date: Sept. 04 - 07, 2012 Sheikh Bahaei St. Doors & Facades, Ceramics & Stone Venue: Tehran Permanent Fair- PO Box 19395 Date: Sept. 04 - 07, 2012 ground 6896, Tehran - Iran Venue: Atakent International Exhi- Dr. Chamran Highway Tel: +98 21 22 24 74 79 bition Centre Tadjrish - Tehran - Iran Fax: +98 21 22 24 74 80 42, Timiryazev Str. Tel: +98 21 21919 E-mail: [email protected] Almaty, 050057 - Kazakhstan

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Tel: +7 (727) 2582535 PAPER ARABIA 19 Mayys Caddesi, Golden Plaza Kat:4 Fax: +7(727) 2582959 International Technological Exhibition 34360 - Sisli Istanbul - Turkey E-mail: [email protected] for Paper, Printing & Converting Tel: +90 212 291 83 10 Organizer: Iteca Industries Fax: +90 212 240 43 81 2nd floor, 42 Timiryazev Str. Date: Oct. 01 - 03, 2012 E-mail: [email protected] 480057 Almaty - Kazakhstan Venue: Dubai International Exhibition Tel: +7 3272 583434 Centre PAKISTAN Fax: +7 3272 583444 Sheik Zayed Road PLASTI & PACK PAKISTAN E-mail: [email protected] Convention Gate - Dubai - UAE International Plastic & Packaging Tel: +971-4-3321000 Industry Exhibition KIOGE Fax: +971-4-3312173 Date: Sept. 06 - 08, 2012 Kazakhstan International Oil & Gas E-mail: [email protected] Venue: Karachi Expo Centre Exhibition & Conference Organizers: Al Fajer Information & University Road - Karachi - Pakistan Date: Oct. 02 - 05, 2012 Services Tel: +92 (21) 4999000 Venue: Atakent International Exhi- P.O. Box 11183 - Dubai - UAE Fax: +92 (21) 4999111 bition Centre Tel: +971 (4) 3406888 E-mail: [email protected] 42, Timiryazev Str. Fax: +971 (4) 3403608 Organizer: Pegasus Consultancy Almaty, 050057 - Kazakhstan E-mail: [email protected] (Pvt.) Ltd. Tel: +7 (727) 2582535 2nd Floor - Business Centre Mumtaz Fax: +7(727) 2582959 TURKEY Hassan Road - Karachi-74000 - E-mail: [email protected] ZUCHEX Pakistan Organizer: Iteca International Housewares & Gift, Tel: +92 (21) 111 734 266 2nd floor, 42 Timiryazev Str. Electrical Appliances Fair Fax: +92 (21) 241 0723 480057 Almaty - Kazakhstan Date: Sept. 05 - 09, 2012 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +7 3272 583434 Venue: Tüyap Fair Convention and Fax: +7 3272 583444 Congress Center IGATEX PAKISTAN E-mail: [email protected] E-5 Karayolu International Garment, Textile & Lea- Gürpinar Kavsagi ther Machinery, Accessories & Fabrics UAE Büyükçekmece Exhibition INTERNATIONAL HUNTING & 34522 Istanbul- Turkey Date: Oct. 03 - 06, 2012 EQUESTRIAN EXHIBITION Tel: +90 (212) 886 68 43 Venue: Expo Centre Lahore International Hunting & Equestrian Fax: +90 (212) 886 62 43 158-H Johar Town - Lahore - Pakistan Exhibition E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +92 (42) 111-092-042 Date: Sept. 05 - 08, 2012 Organizer: Life Medya Fuarcilik Ltd. Fax: +92 (42) 5304309 Venue: Abu-Dhabi National Sti. E-mail: [email protected] Exhibition Center - Adnec Necatibey Cad. Hacimahmut Ishani Organizer: PCEMS Pakistan (Pvt.) Khaleej Al Arabi Street No: 72 Kat: 6, Karaköy Ltd. Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates Istanbul - Turkey 220, 2nd Floor, Clifton Centre, Block-5 Tel: +971 (0) 2 444 6900 Tel: +90 (212) 292 60 31 Clifton, Karachi - Pakistan Fax: +971 (0) 2 444 6135 Fax: +90 (212) 292 34 20 Tel: +92 21- 5810637/9 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +92 21- 5810636 Organizers: - Emirates Falconers Club TATEF BANGLADESH 45553 Abu Dhabi - UAE International Metalworking Technolo- BACE EXPO DHAKA Tel: +971 2-6212975 gies Exhibition Bangladesh Architectural, Engineering, Fax: +971 2-6215772 Date: Oct. 02 - 07, 2012 Construction Technology Expo E-mail: [email protected] Venue: TCNR Expo Center Date: Sept. 06 - 09, 2012 - Turret Media FZ LLC Atatürk Havalimani Karsisi Venue: -BICC- Bangabandhu Inter- Twofour54, Building 4, Level 4, Room 34149 Yesilköy, Istanbul - Turkey national Conference Centre 405 - PO Box 77806, Abu Dhabi - Tel: +90 (212) 465 74 74 Agargaon, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar UAE Tel: +971 (0)2 401 2777 Fax: +90 (212) 465 74 76 Dhaka - Bangladesh Fax: +971 (0)2 401 1760 E-mail: [email protected] Tel: +880 (2) 9100023 E-mail: [email protected] Organizer: EUF (E Uluslararasi Fuar Fax: +880 (2) 9100020 Tanitim Hizmetleri A.S)

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E-mail: [email protected] MOROCCO Tel: +212 5 22.20.06.54 Organizer: ASK Trade & Exhibitions PROTEXPO Fax: +212.5 22.26 49 49 Pvt. Ltd Security & Risk Management Trade E-mail: [email protected] 27, 2nd Floor, Dilu Road Expo Organizer: Shine Event New Eskaton - Dhaka - 1000 Date: Sept. 11 - 13, 2012 217, bd Zerktouni Bangladesh Venue: Office des Foires et Bureaux Prince, étage E Tel: +880 1711335627 Expositions de Casablanca (OFEC) Casablanca - Morocco Fax: +880 2 9551907 Rue Tiznit, Face à la Mosquée Tel: +212 (0)5 22 94 04 56 E-mail: [email protected] Hassan II - Casablanca - 20000 - Fax: +212 (0)5 22 94 48 23 Morocco E-mail: [email protected]

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2nd OIC TOURISM EXPO 2012 Arab Republic of Egypt December 20th-23rd, 2012

The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade and the Egypt Expo and Convention Authority (EECA) will organize, under the auspices of the Tourism Ministry of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Second edition of the Tourism Fair of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Coopera- tion from December 20th to 23rd, 2012. Organizers have held, so far, 7 coordination meetings for the organization of this important event. 2n During the sixth and seventh coordination meetings, which were held in Cairo on January 17th and 18th, 2012, and in Casablanca on June 14th-15th, 2012, respectively, ICDT and EECA discussed the points relating to the organization of this event, along with the pro- December 20-23, 2012 motional campaign of the fair, so as to ensure a great participation of the OIC Member States. Participants also decided to organize art shows, national days and visits to some of the Egyptian monuments, as well as a seminar on national strategies in the tourism sector on the sidelines of the fair. Such discussions constituted the framework of a Memorandum of Under- standing, which was signed by ICDT, the Ministry of Tourism of Egypt and the Egypt Expo and Convention Autho- rity (EECA) in July 2012.

For more information, visit the organizers' websites:

ICDT: www.icdt-oic.org

and Egypt Expo and EECA: www.cairofair.com - Convention www.goief.gov.eg Authority (EECA)

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Calendar of Tourism Fairs & Exhibitions of the OIC Countries September-October 2012

SEPTEMBER 2012 Iran International Conference on Malaysia Literary Tourism UNWTO September 26 - 28, 2012 | Mashhad, Hotel Energy Solution Workshop Iran September 3 - 4,2012, Langkawi, E-Mail: [email protected] Malaysia E-Mail: [email protected] United Arab Emirates The 18th World Route Development Azerbaijan Forum UNWTO - Flavours of the Silk Road: September 29 - October 2, 2012 | Abu International Conference on Food, Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Culture and Tourism along the Silk E-Mail: [email protected] Road September 6, 2012 | Baku, Azerbaijan OCTOBER 2012 E-Mail: [email protected] Iraq Bangladesh First International Tourism Fair ATF Dhaka - ASIAN TOURISM FAIR October 8 - 11,2012 | Baghdad, Iraq 2012 E-Mail: [email protected] September 20 - 22, 2012 | Dhaka, Bangladesh Jordan E-Mail: [email protected] 11th FEMIP Conference - 'Towards Sustainable Tourism in the Kazakhstan Mediterranean' ASTANA LEISURE 2012 - 9th October 25, 2012 | Amman, Jordan Kazakhstan International Tourism E-Mail: [email protected] Exhibition September 26 - 28, 2012 | Astana, Uzbekistan Kazakhstan TITF 2012 - 18th Tashkent E-Mail: Maria.Badakh@ite- International Tourism Fair 'Tourism on exhibitions.com the Silk Road' October 31 - November 2, 2012 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan E-Mail: [email protected]

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Tourism in Turkey is focused largely on a variety of historical sites, and on seaside resorts along its Aegean and Mediterranean Sea coasts

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AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY and its Halal baby food jars

have revolutionized the feeding of muslim babies by

VITAMEAL Baby

AGRO-FOOD INDUSTRY VITAMEAL BABY was creat- pany. HALAL & ISO 22000 & and its Halal baby food jars ed in Morocco after realizing IFSV5 and AVS – AGRO have revolutionized the that: "In 2004, no prepared The production tool of FOOD INDUSTRY is put at feeding of muslim babies food existed to facilitate the “AGRO FOOD INDUSTRY” the forefront of QUALITY by VITAMEAL Baby daily life of Muslim women. is ultra modern with a pro- market in infant feeding in We studied the market and duction capacity of more the world. Located in Marrakech, Mo- found that mothers of nowa- than one million baby food The HALAL baby jars by rocco since 2004, “AGRO days are more and more jars per day to answer inter- VITAMEAL Baby were also FOOD INDUSTRY “is the working can cope the diffi- national requests. finalists in the class-New first manufacturer in the culties in cooking for their Indeed, VITAMEAL Baby is Halal Product - at the 2012 world to produce, under the baby – so that they needed spread in at least 15 coun- Gulf Food Awards in Dubai, brand VITAMEAL BABY, prepared food for their baby. tries including Saudi Arabia, which is the largest exhibi- 100% HALAL baby food jars "We just satisfy their expec- Dubai, Algeria, Abu Dhabi, tion of Food Industry in the providing at least 50 refer- tations and make high-quali- Jordan, Australia, Ivory Middle East. ences of fruit compotes, ty products according to the Coast, Senegal, Gabon, drinks and baby food jars latest European standards Congo, Belgium, France, Visit our website: made of vegetables, fruits, in infant feeding", said The Netherlands ... www.baby-food-halal.com meat, fish and fruit drinks. Philippe Karim CHAROT, the co-founder of the com- With its 4 certifications –

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Outcomes of the 13th Meeting of the UNCTAD Doha, State of Qatar 21st – 26th April 2012

Doha, Capital of the State of Qatar, hosted from April 21st to 26th, 2012, the thirteenth quadrennial conference of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Develo- pment (UNCTAD) under the theme: "Development centered globalization: Towards inclusive and sustainable growth and development.

The sub-themes were as follows: . Enhancing the enabling economic environment at all levels in support of inclusive and sustainable development. . Strengthening all forms of cooperation and partnerships for trade and development, including North-South, South-South and triangular cooperation. . Addressing persistent and emerging development challenges as related to their implications for trade and development and inter-related issues in the areas of finance, technology, investment and sustainable development. . Promoting investment, trade, entrepreneurship and related development policies to foster sustained economic growth for sustainable and inclusive development.

As the first major United tes called for financial flows enhancing and enabling the ge, more productive of inclu- Nations ministerial gathering oriented towards supporting economic environment to sive and sustainable growth focusing exclusively on tra- inclusive and sustainable support inclusive develop- and development and more de and development since development at the Thir- ment, strengthening all effective in fostering broad- the fallout from the 2008- teenth Ministerial Meeting of forms of cooperation and based inclusion in a new 2009 economic and financial the United Nations Confe- partnership for trade and and more robust social con- crisis, UNCTAD XIII sought rence on Trade and Deve- development, addressing tract,” the Manar states. At to address issues of the lopment (UNCTADXIII) clos- persistent and emerging de- the same time, it acknowl- green economy and climate ing session. velopment challenges and edges the need to strength- change, on debt and finan- “Finance should support the their implications for trade en UNCTAD and the impact cial and monetary reform, real economy [towards] sus- and development and pro- of its work by enhancing its on science and technology tainable, sustained, inclu- moting trade, investment, efficiency, effectiveness, and the next era of global- sive and equitable economic entrepreneurship and relat- transparency, accountability ization. growth and sustainable de- ed investment policies to and partnerships. Following the opening state- velopment”, according to the foster economic growth and The Manar also recognizes ments, the Conference “Doha Mandate”, adopted at sustainable development. the economic significance of heard interventions from the conclusion of the Meet- Accompanying the Mandate the revolutionary protests high-level Government offi- ing. was a political declaration occurring over the past cials who welcomed the The Mandate sets out agre- known as the “Doha Manar”, year. “The winds of change meetingʼs focus on equitable ed conclusions on policy which lent strong support to blowing in many parts of the growth and globalization analysis and the role of the efforts of UNCTAD in world today attest to the and stressed the need to UNCTAD on the overall promoting inclusive deve- desire of populations for move quickly to offset the theme of the Meeting — lopment through commerce responsive policies that fos- continuing impact of the “Development-centred glob- and structural change for ter participatory and inclu- global financial crisis. alization: towards inclusive over the next four years. sive approaches to develop- In the face of the continuing and sustainable growth and “We recognize the need to ment towards achieving “fragility” of the global econ- development”, covering key make our common econom- prosperity for all,” it said. omy following recent eco- priorities considered during ic life more conducive to According to the Mandate, nomic crises, Member Sta- a week. They included progressive structural chan- the more substantive of the

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two texts adopted, Member instrumental to achieving continue to deliver meaning- ular least developed coun- States noted that the global those needs by 2015. ful results, within available tries and transition econo- financial crisis had struck in “People have similar needs resources, while enhancing mies, into the multilateral 2008 shortly after UNCTAD and aspirations, including synergies and promoting trading system should re- XII, and that its effects had freedom, human rights, in collaboration with the efforts main a priority. Further, the spread very rapidly and particular the right to devel- of other international organi- successful conclusion of the widely. It had not spared the opment, decent work [and] zations, according to the Doha Development Agenda worldʼs poorest countries, all aspects of affordable Mandate. negotiations was crucial to and despite the policy efforts health care and good gover- Specifically, it should con- the creation of new trade of both developed and deve- nance at all levels.” Since tribute to global efforts to flows that would generate loping countries, the global those ends were closely transition towards a green economic growth and devel- economic recovery remain- interconnected, develop- economy; continue to moni- opment. ed fragile. Its ripple effects ment strategies should be tor and assess the evolution The Mandate stresses that, had impacted, among other based on an integrated and of the international trading in a time of fragile economic things, efforts to ensure food holistic approach, if the system and its trends from a recovery, trade protection- security, combat climate desired policy options were development perspective; ism remained a risk, and change and stabilize energy to emerge. and continue to support the efforts to fight all forms of and other commodity prices. As for the role of UNCTAD in specific needs of Least protectionism should contin- “Development-centred glob- achieving development-cen- Developed Countries, small ue. States were strongly alization sets the stage for tred globalization, the organ- island developing States, urged to refrain from promul- inclusive growth and devel- ization remained the United middle-income countries gating and applying any uni- opment and contributes Nations focal point for the and those with economies in lateral economic, financial or towards reducing poverty integrated treatment of trade transition. trade measures hindering and creating jobs,” the and development, as well as “For trade to serve as an market access, investment Mandate states, adding that related issues in the areas of engine of inclusive growth and freedom of transit. development strategies finance, technology, invest- and development, the multi- Meaningful trade liberaliza- should be inclusive and ment and sustainable devel- lateral trading system must tion would also require designed to meet human opment. remain open, transparent, addressing non-tariff meas- needs. In addition, the role UNCTAD should, through inclusive, non-discriminatory ures and aim to reduce and of the Millennium Develop- the three pillars of its man- and rules-based,” the Man- eliminate other arbitrary or ment Goals and other inter- date — consensus-building, date states, adding that the unjustified trade barriers. nationally agreed develop- policy-oriented analysis and effective integration of de- ment targets were still technical cooperation — veloping countries, in partic-

QATAR Airways has outlined route expansion plans for 2012, which focused on Australia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, with a raft of new destinations set to join the airlineʼs rapidly-growing global network.

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Seminar on "the proliferation of Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements and their impact on the regional integration process in Arab Countries"

Casablanca - Kingdom of Morocco June 4th-6th, 2012

As part of their technical generation". On the one RTAs and the contribution of . Explore the opportunities assistance programs related hand, all countries, Develo- these agreements in the and challenges of these to issues related to the ping ones (Dcs), Develop- multilateral trading system. agreements for the OIC World Trade Organization ed (DCs) and even the Least In this context, the seminar Member States. (WTO), the Islamic Develop- Developed Countries(LDCs) aimed to review the implica- . Study the right conditions ment Bank Group (Coope- are actively involved in this tions of RTAs on the devel- and strategies to adopt to ration Department) and the process. On the other hand, opment policies of the OIC take advantage of regional Islamic Centre for Develop- more and more bilateral, Member States and to integration. ment of Trade (ICDT) organ- subregional, regional and deduce the practical lessons . Explain and analyze the ized a seminar on "the prolif- interregional, including re- regarding the various op- experiences of some region- eration of Bilateral and Re- gional groupings, are emer- tions available to the regional agreements, Arab and gional Trade Agreements ging. What should be an al integration process. African, and examine the dif- and their impact on the exception, in the multilater- Through the presentation of ferences and similarities regional integration process alism context, has become diverse experiences and between the North-South in Arab Countries" on June the rule, and the rush to RTA perspectives, this seminar and South-South agree- 4th - 6th, 2012 at the Golden was exacerbated because sought to: ments. Tulip Farah Hotel in Casa- of the lack of tangible . Analyze the relationship . Provide an opportunity for blanca, Kingdom of Moro- progress in the negotiation between Article XXIV of the participants to present the cco. Regional trade agree- process of the Doha Round GATT and WTO rules relat- experiences of their coun- ments (RTAs) have prolifer- and the benefits they pro- ing to regional economic tries on the current negotia- ated and expanded since vide to the States con- integration agreements. tions of bilateral and region- the creation of the WTO, cerned. The question there- . Examine to what degree al agreements. particularly since the launch fore arises particularly for this rush towards RTAs is The seminar was attended of the Doha Development Developing Countries, in affecting the prospects of by several Member States of Agenda (DDA). Two major general, and for the OIC the OIC Member States to the OIC and international developments or changes Member States in particular, integrate the multilateral and regional organiza- are noted in the configura- about the gains and profits trading system and to honor tions. tion of RTAs of the "new to be generated from these WTO commitments.

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Training Seminar in the field of International and Islamic Trade to the benefit of the Officials of the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Iraq 26-29 June 2012 - Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco

Within the framework of its of Iraq at ICDTʼs Headquar- situation and pros- program of technical assis- ters in Casablanca, King- pects ; tance for the benefit of the dom of Morocco, from 26th - Trade Promotion; OIC Member States, the to 29th June 2012. - Role of Trade Infor- Islamic Centre for Develop- On this occasion, the Centre mation in Trade Pro- ment of Trade (ICDT) organ- made the following presen- motion ; ized a Training Seminar in tations: - The Trade Prefe- the field of International and - Activities of the OIC and rential System among to the WTO; Islamic Trade to the benefit the Ten Year Program of the OIC Member States ; - Activities of the Islamic of the Officials of the Mini- Action ; - Matters related to trade Development Bank Group stry of Trade of the Republic - Intra-OIC Trade: Current negotiations and accession (ITFC, ICIEC, etc…).

The 23rd Annual Session of the “Crans Montana Forum” June 28th-1st July, 2012, Baku – Azerbaijan

energy policy is con- nesses, trying to cerned. shape what the Since the World, World could be to- Governments and morrow with an im- business circles were portant focus on Ener changing, they had to gy and Renewables. shape, implement The Forum's major and apply new and debates included the sustainable policies role of Azerbaijan in to the production, the securing the Far Eas- distribution and the tern Europe, the fu- June 28th-1st July, safety of energy for ture and models for today and tomorrow. Islamic Countries as 2012, The June 2012 far as their World Baku – Azerbaijan Crans Montana Fo- Integration is con- rum held in Baku cerned, implement- was an open de- ing and monitoring bate between Go- Ethical rules in Inter- vernment Officials, national Corporate The 23rd session of “Crans Montana Forum” took place on June 28 - July International Orga- Policies. 1st, 2012 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. nizations and Busi- The Forum was devoted to the public and private governance as far as

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Seminar on Foreign Trade Liberalization and Trade Defense Systems in the OIC Member States Casablanca, Morocco, September 26th-28th, 2012

Trade liberalization experienced various approaches. In many instances it has been regarded as detrimental to economic development, protectionist theories attempting to maintain the need to increase borderline protection by various tariff, non- tariff or para-tariff measures resulting in reduced cooperation and isolation of protected economies. In these circumstances, international trade liberalization has been accepted as a solution to encourage economic development. In order to avoid protectionism and protect the national interest of Member States from unfair competition and illegal practices, trade agreements provide for trade defence measures based on well-established internationally agreed rules (agreements concerning antidumping measures, compensatory taxes, safeguard measures, and restrictive measures entailing major imbalances in the balance of payments). During the period when the financial crisis worsened, a number of protectionist theories emerged aimed at resorting to trade defence measures more frequently. There were other theories which maintained giving up during this period any trade defence measures that might adversely affect international trade. Thus, safeguards, antidumping measures and countervailing duties are classified as trade defence instruments or trade remedies, intended to protect domestic production against foreign imports. However, safeguards differ from antidumping measures and countervailing duties in an important respect: while the latter essentially consist of actions undertaken to counteract unfairly traded imports, safeguards can be implemented on products imported under fair trade conditions.

Facing this paradox and in fence Systems in the OIC ers: WTO,UNCTAD, ICTSD, Trade Promotion Organs, compliance with the relevant French Speaking Member academicians and practi- Investment Promotion Agen- recommendations of the States” in Casablanca in tioners) cies, Diplomatic Missions COMCEC and the Council April 2012. Module 2: National experi- and interested international of Foreign Ministers of the ences in trade defence and regional organizations. Organisation of Islamic Co- OBJECTIVES (Speakers: Morocco, Egypt, Within the framework of the operation (OIC) aiming at The main objective of this Senegal, Turkey, Pakistan, preparations of this Se- well-positioning Member seminar are as follows: Malaysia ...); minar, a first coordination States in word trade negoti- - Sharing experience bet- * Module 3: Trade defence was held at ICDTʼs Head- ations, the Islamic Centre ween OIC Member States in measures within the TPS/ quarters with the Represen- for Development of Trade the field of Trade Defence; OIC(Speakers: ICDT, COM tatives of the Moroccan (ICDT) and the Islamic - Presentation of Trade CEC); Foreign Trade Department Research and Training Defence systems at TPS/- * Module 4: Trade defense on April 4th, 2012. On this Institute (IRTI), Member of OIC, regional and interna- instruments used in the re- occasion, both parties dis- Islamic Development Bank tional levels. gional economic group- cussed the organizational Group in collaboration with The program of this semi- ings (Speakers: ECOWAS, modalities of this event and the Ministry of Industry, nar will last three days and WAEMU, AMU, GAFTA, decided that it would be Trade and New Technology will cover the following mod- AGADIR AGREEMENT ...) held from September 26th to (MCINET) of the Kingdom of ules: The training seminar is open 28th, 2012 in Casablanca, Morocco, will organize a * Module 1: General intro- to the participation of the Kingdom of Morocco. Seminar on “Foreign Trade duction to the trade defence officers from the Ministries Liberalization and Trade De- system of the WTO (Speak- of Trade, Foreign Affairs,

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Training Seminar on “Export Promotion and Investment Strategies in the context of Globalization” December 3rd-6th, 2012 - Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

The Islamic Centre for De- strategies in the context of cuss the organizational mo- The objectives of this work- velopment of Trade (ICDT) globalization” in the Turkish dalities of the said training shop are to introduce the and the Islamic Develop- Republic of Northern Cy- workshop. This workshop concept of export and in- ment Bank (IDB) Group will prus, on December 3rd-6th, aims at contributing to the vestment promotion and to organize, under the aus- 2012. economic development and explain how responsibilities pices of the Ministry of Within the framework of the trade and investment pro- are distributed among vari- Foreign Affairs of the Turkish preparations of this Training motion through the leveling ous organizations and agen- Republic of Northern Cyprus Seminar, ICDT organized a up of the personnel in the cies to formulate, approve and in collaboration with the coordination meeting at its relevant positions of trade and implement policies that Near East University, a Headquarters in Casablan- and investment promotion promote and develop ex- Training Seminar on “Export ca, Kingdom of Morocco, on organizations in the OIC ports and investment. promotion and investment May 28th - 29th, 2012 to dis- Countries.

OUTSTANDING EVENTS

The High Level International Conference on “Emerging New Economic Policy Makers in the Arab Mediterranean: What Economic Agendas for Islamic Actors?” 3rd – 4th July 2012, Barcelona – Spain The Islamic Centre for Dev- cies as well as achieve the sidies reform be carried out? foreseen? elopment of Trade partici- sustainability of nascent - What concrete reforms - How would gender inequal- pated in the High Level democracies existing in their should be implemented to ity be addressed? Conference on “Emerging countries. tackle corruption? Last but not least, this con- new economic policy mak- In this respect, it enabled the - What would be the role of ference constituted a useful ers in the Arab Mediter- policy makers of the Arab the state in the economy? opportunity to compare the ranean Countries: What Mediterranean Countries, - What were the priority eco- situation in different coun- Economic Agendas for Is- particularly those who have nomic sectors to be most tries and the way in which lamic Actors?” held from 3rd had new governments na- promoted? public/private dialogue, as a to 4th July 2012 in Barce- mely, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia - How to promote Public- consensus building tool to lona, Spain. This High Level and Morocco, to answer to Private Partnerships? promote policy reforms, was Conference organized by the following issues: - What should be the poli- carried out. On this occa- the European Institute of the - What were the constitution- cies to support SMEʼs and sion, ICDT submitted a wor- Mediterranean (IEMed) aim- al economic reforms and the entrepreneurship? king paper on “integration in ed at helping new economic new economic institutions - How would the social and the Arab region: current sta- policy makers in the Arab that would need to be imple- solidarity sector be promot- tus and prospects”. Mediterranean Countries to mented within their coun- ed? design and implement gro- tries? - What developments on wth-oriented economic poli- - How would fiscal and sub- employment rights were

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OIC High Level Forum on Trade Facilitation & Single Window Initatives for Enhanced Regional Economic Cooperation Casablanca, Morocco, 19-21 November 2012

Background Countries and regions. ment agencies (B2G). The business models according Due to its direct and immedi- Because of the critical role government agencies invol- to local context and avail- ate impacts on countriesʼ of customs administrations ved include notably the cus- able resources. A more competitiveness, trade facili- in the facilitation and control toms administrations, the advanced use of information tation has become an impor- of trade transactions recent port authorities, the trans- technology in the context of tant agenda item of interna- OIC workshops and semi- port administrations and the customs clearance has also tional trade after the reduc- nars organized in 2011 parastatals (e.g. sanitary emerged under the name of tion of customs tariffs repeatedly recommended and phytosanitary inspec- e-Customs. According to the through bilateral and multi- active role of customs tion services, SPS), while WB Doing Business Report lateral trade agreements. administrations in trade faci- banks, insurance compa- 2012, today 49 countries in Trade facilitation within and litation initiatives, for exam- nies, customs brokers, the world have a Single across borders is now seen ple through the promotion of freightforwarders, shipping Window in place. Many OIC as a key driver of national data harmonization, infor- companies and shippers countries are among those trade development as well mation exchange and single being the main private sec- implementing e-Customs, as a stimulator of regional window initiatives. tor stakeholders. SW or simply some form of economic integration and it Simplification, harmoniza- Successful SW implementa- interagency data exchange is a high concern for policy tion, standardization and tion drastically improves the system to facilitate trade makers at a national and computerization of trade time and the cost perform- international transactions, regional level. procedures and documents ance of the international and electronic facilities such In this context, IDB Group that control the flow of goods trade transactions and facili- as trade portals that provide along with other OIC institu- across national borders are tates the implementation of traders with data and infor- tions place utmost attention indispensable components regional and global trade mation about trade rules and to supporting trade facilita- of facilitation of trade across agreements, enhancing regulations, computerized tion efforts at national and borders and in that context, hence, regional economic customs systems like ASY- regional level. This support the implementation of a sin- integration. But, the SW CUDA World that enable includes technical assis- gle-stop platform for all implementation comes at a electronic customs clear- tance to MCs and regional these formalities, usually cost and with great chal- ance, or port community organizations for the prepa- called single-window (SW), lenges that require intensive systems of first or second ration of national and region- is high in the trade facilita- cooperation efforts and ex- generations that enable the al trade & transport frame- tion agenda. Implementation perience sharing to build efficient management of work agreements and mas- of SW initiatives requires a upon successes and failures cargo movements in ports ter plans. IDB group in coop- complete reengineering of of other SW initiatives. with advanced track and eration with OIC Institutions the clearance processes In the last decade, regard- tracing features. The next organize workshops, semi- and involves interlinkages less of income level, many challenge is now for national nars and capacity building and information sharing bet- governments have intro- entities (whether customs programs to support trade ween customs and other duced a form of SW system administrations, SW opera- facilitation efforts in the wi- government agencies (G2G) to manage export and im- tors, ports, parastatals, etc.) der strategic context of eco- responsible for trade, export port related procedures, with to develop interconnectivity nomic integration and coop- and impor and between the a various success in imple- strategies and policies and eration among OIC Member private sector and govern- mentation and also various mechanisms by which infor-

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mation can be collected and both faster and more accu- and dialogue. the borders. The forum will exchanged at a regional rately, traders should benefit advocate the benefits of level. from faster clearance and The Objectives of the customs system intercon- International and regional release times, enabling Forum nections, data harmoniza- standards already exist and them to speed up the supply The Forum will be a platform tion and development of are being disseminated by chain; in addition to the for information sharing regional data center and international organizations improved transparency and among the participants on aims at identifying steps in such as WCO, UNECE or increased predictability and their trade facilitation pro- building an enabling envi- UNCTAD, and most regional good governance. However, grams, particularly on single ronment for interoperable trade agreements support the successful implementa- window initiatives. The single window systems the interconnection and data tion of such regional initia- forum will review the lessons among OIC MCs. In this exchange agenda. tives will be determined by learnt from the implementa- context, the Forum will pro- The main benefit for the the level of collaboration in tion of single window sys- mote the use of international trading community is that a analyzing cross-border sup- tems in OIC MCs and some standards and codes in sin- Single Window can provide ply chain issues and ensur- other examples from other gle window and paperless the trader with a single point ing technical interoperability regions of the world. The trade projects and examine for the one-time submission of national systems. There is forum will examine the cur- the facilities, solutions pro- of all required information a need also to create appro- rent situation in data ex- vided by ASYCUDA and and documentation to all priate legal framework for change among agencies similar other custom auto- governmental agencies in- information exchange ac- and across the borders; mation systems for intera- volved in export, import or ross borders and data secu- what policies, legal frame- gency and cross-border transit procedures. As the rity challenges. But these works and technologies data exchange. SW enables governments to issues are being solved in have been put in place and process submitted informa- different parts of the world are needed for optimized tion, documents and fees by enhanced cooperation information sharing across

The 2nd World Shipping Summit 2012 September 19th-21st, 2012 - Xiamen - China

The World Shipping Sum- sionals to get together to attended by hundreds of top the safeguarding of common mit is an annual event for discuss issues of the indus- leaders from the maritime interest of all stakeholders of the international shipping try's most pressing common world including shipping car- the world maritime commu- community. By attracting concern and work out vision- riers, shippers, ports, ship- nity. high-level participants and ary and effective plans to builders, government offi- Different from the traditional wide attention around the address the current chal- cials, scholars, bankers, conferences, this year's world, it has contributed lenges faced by the industry lawyers and other industry summit includes a number greatly to promoting com- and to achieve healthy, sus- professionals. As a high- of diversified sessions such munication and exchange of tainable and long-term de- quality and insightful plat- as keynote speeches, work- views in the world of ship- velopment of the world's form, the summit has built shops, forums, industry ping and other related indus- shipping industry. up a critical forum that meetings, governors meet- tries. In the past eight years, enables the voices of indus- ings and panel discussions. The World Shipping Summit COSCO, DREWRY, MAR- trial elites to be heard and The Summit aims to encour- 2012 will be held in the city ITIME CHINA and JOC allows the joint efforts of age two-way communica- of Xiamen from September (Journal of Commerce) suc- shipping community for buil- tions and indepth dialog 19 to 21, 2012. Centered cessively co-organized the ding a healthy shipping mar- among speakers, panelists, upon the theme of "Sharing "World Shipping Summits" in ket to be recognized. The moderators and other partic- an Orderly Market", the Su- Beijing, Shanghai, Shen- Summit has also contributed ipants. mmit will once again provide zhen, Tianjin, Dalian, Qing- to the shaping of better a high-profile platform for dao, Guangzhou and Boao. industry norms and greater leaders and shipping profes- Each year, the Summit was corporate citizenship and to

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SPECIAL COUNTRY

REPUBLIC OF GUINEA

H.E Alpha Condé President of the Republic of Guinea

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GENERAL BACKGROUND o Spoken Languages: sions: Guinea is divided Guinean population make o Official name: Republic of - Lower Guinea: Soussou into seven administrative Guinea a good destination, Guinea - Middle Guinea: Poular regions and subdivided into both for tourists and investors. o Geography: Located in - Forest Guinea: Kpele thirty-three prefectures. The o Natural Ressources: Western Africa, bordering the - Upper Guinea: Malinke national capital, Conakry, - Water resources in Guinea: North Atlantic Ocean, between o Public holidays: ranks as a special zone. Rainfall in Guinea is between Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, - Janu. 1st: New Year's Day; The regions are Boké, Côte dʼIvoire, Senegal and - April 3rd: Second Republic Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, Mali. Guinea is divided into Day; Labé, Mamou, Nzérékoré four landscape zones. Lower - April 9th: Easter Monday; and Conakry. Guinea is an area intersected - May 1st: Labour Day; by many small rivers, coastal - May 25th: Africa Day; ECONOMIC POTENTIAL plain with an average altitude - October 2nd: Independence The economy in Guinea of 1800 meters. The second Day; depends mainly on tropical area is called Middle Guinea. It - Nov. 1st: All saint's Day; agriculture, fishing and mining. consists of the Fouta Djallon - Dec. 25th: Christmas Day. Guinea is the worldʼs second 1,200 and 4,200 mm per year. barren highlands with an alti- o Currency: Guinean franc country for bauxite production. For this reason, the Country tude of 600 to 1500 meters. (GNF). Guineaʼs mineral wealth in- has fertile lands, abundant The third zone is Upper o Local Time: GMT. cludes more than 4-billion underground and surface Guinea, which consists of a tonnes of high-grade iron ore, water. The biggest rivers savannah and plains and the GOVERNMENT significant diamond an gold watering the West African fourth is Forest Guinea. This o Government Structure: the deposits, and undetermined region have their sources in area consists of plains with a Republic of Guinea is a secu- quantities of uranium. Guinea. As a matter of fact dense forest. Off the coast are lar, independent and demo- o Human Ressources: Guinea is termed the “Water also many smaller islands, cratic country with a constitu- The population of Guinea is Tower of West Africa”. including the “Iles de Los, Iles tion. the primary wealth of the - Guinean Forests: de Tamara, Iles de Soro, Iles o President: The President of Country. It is made up of a de Kaback and Iles de Room”. the Republic is the Head of mosaic of peoples constituting o Population: 10,057,975, State. He is elected through a population characterized by according to 2010 Estimation. popular vote for a five-year the following features: o Climate: Tropical, generally term renewable once. He - its dynamism and its capacity hot and humid; monsoonal- nominates the government on for adaptation, which explain type rainy season (June to the prime minister's proposal. the reasons for the active pres- November) with southwesterly The President holds the posi- ence of Guinean nationals winds; dry season (December tion of Commander in Chief of everywhere in Africa, Europe, to May) with northeasterly har- the Army. Asia and America; The eastern and southern mattan winds. o The State Institutions: - its leaning towards social parts of Guinea are covered o Capital: Conakry. The system of Government is progress demonstrated by the with a primary forest of democratic. very high position held by the 100,000 km2. There is also a - The Executive power: it is Guinean woman in the society; secondary forest of an area of exercised by the Government. - its artistic creativity which per- 40,000 km2. - The Legislative power: it is mitted Guinean bands like - Agricultural Resources: exercised by the National Bembeya Jazz National, National assets that include Assembly. Guinean singers such as topography, hydrography and - The National Transitional Kouyaté Sory Kandia and Council (CNT): It acts as Mory Kanté, Guinean writers, National Assembly. novelists, poets, narrators and - The Judicial system is painters to be pushed to the based on French civil law, cus- top of world reputation; o Regional Capitals: Kindia tomary law, and decree. The - its legendary hospitality. in Lower Guinea, Labé in system is composed of courts Whether in Maritime, Middle, Middle Guinea, Kankan in of first instance, two Courts of Upper Guinea or in the Forest Upper Guinea and NʼZéré- Appeal (in Kankan and in Region of Guinea, everywhere climate create ideal conditions koré in Forest Guinea. Conakry) and the Supreme the visitor feels at home. He is for developing dynamic and o Official language of Court. well received and pampered. diversified agriculture, animal Administration: French. o Administrative divi- These predispositions of the husbandry and forestry.

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Guinea has at its disposal 7 reserves approximately; cobalt, titanium and uranium. regain to increase significantly million hectares of cultivable * Gold = 1000 tons; The investment projects sum- the sector's impact on overall land. The most productive land * Diamond = 30 million carats. mary in the Mining sector from growth and produce training is found in the Forest Region, Moreover, Guinea has the 2006 to 2015 presents 12 pro- effects on the other sectors of in plains, particularly in Ma- richest high grade iron ore de- projects with a total invest- the economy (World Bank, ritime Guinea and in Upper posits in the world, but which ment of U.S. $ 27 billion 2004). Guinea or in bottom lands. have not yet been developed: (Ministry of Mines and The proposed alumina refin- Assessment of the 2011 crop the Simandou range contains Geology, 2005). For some, the ery Sangarédi (Global year: 41,629 tons of rice, 2 billion tons and the Mount start of major new projects in Alumina Company) will invest through the provision of 1 832 Nimba 1 Billion tons. the mining sector, including U.S. $ 3.2 billion for the pro- tonnes of rice seeds and 1,800 Apart from the aforementioned the Sangaredi alumina refin- duction of 3 million tons of alu- tons of fertilizers. These inputs wealth, the Guinean soil con- ery, the iron Nimba and mina per year, with possible have helped to cultivate tains limestone deposits (Mali, Simandou project with the expansion to 5.4 million 26,171 hectares of rice. 15,290 Siguiri and Kindia) not yet consortium Euronimba and tonnes per year. liters of pesticides were also exploited and there are indica- Rio Tinto Group, the ACG provided by the government tions of the presence of nickel, Friguina Extension is a real as well as 70,000 packaging bags. Structure of Mega-mining projects About 20,000 tons of fertilizers, 22,000 liters of insecticides, Capacity Investment Permanent Phase State 185,000 liters of herbicides database US $ jobs Construction Revenues and a large quantity of rice T/year jobs US $ seed to a value of Aluminum 240 000 2 500 000 000 7 000 20 000 300 000 000 40,745,000,000 Guinean foundry francs and 185,529 liters of Sangaredi 1 000 000 1 300 000 000 3 000 5 000 200 000 000 herbicides to a value of alumina 5,565,870 francs were made refinery available to the National Chamber of Agriculture of Simandou 40 000 000 1 000 000 000 2 000 5 000 1 000 000 000 Guinea. For the 2012-2013 crop year, it Nimba 20 000 000 700 000 000 1 000 3 000 500 000 000 is envisaged not only the culti- vation of 40,000 hectares with Trans- 60 000 000 2 000 000 000 2 000 10 000 300 000 000 growing rice, corn, but also the guinea market gardening for a quantity of 10,000 tons of fertilizer to * Hydroelectric Potentials: long, with an exclusive eco- offer a variety of sites that are meet the challenge. 129 falls which can be devel- nomic zone of 56,000 Km2. Its as attractive as every other. - Mineral Resources: oped have been identified. fish resource potential is esti- Whether one considers fine As regards mineral resources, Their hydroelectric potential is mated at 230,000 Tons. sand beaches, verdant is- some people have talked of 6.11 GW with a probable pro- - Tourism Potentials: lands, mountains with their geological scandal in view of duction of 19,300 GWH. The Guineaʼs tourism potentials falls and micro-climate, the the existence of abundant and most important falls are on the varied wealth. The Guinean Konkoure, Fatala, Gambia, subsoil conceals significant Niger and Tinkisso Rivers. deposits of: - Sea resources: * Bauxite = 25 billion tons, The Guinean coast opening to accounting for the 2/3 of world the Atlantic Ocean is 300 km

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savanna where the big game engines of the Guinean econo- livestock is composed of cattle ising activity. The most com- roams through and wanders my. Natural assets like topog- (with the NʼDama breed which monly exported species in- around constituting a wonder- raphy, hydrography and cli- is highly valued and trypano- clude sea breams, threadfins, ful hunting ground. Guinea mate bestowed upon the resistant), sheep, goats and sharks, and shrimps. also offers valuable sites of Country create ideal conditions pigs (80 % of the latter is found - Industry, Mining and great interest: for developing dynamic and in the Forest region). Geology: * Niokolo-Badiar and Upper diversified agriculture, animal Under the Animal Breeding * Industry: The Guinean indus- Niger national parks ; husbandry and forestry. Sector Restructuring Project try with the private sector as * Chimpanzees at Bossou liv- (P.R.S.F) which started in key player since 1985 is char- ing in community under the 1987, the Government has leadership of a patriarch. They devised a set of measures use a tool (woodstick) to pick including: fruits from trees and dig holes. * rational exploitation of all ani- * Mount Nimba viviparous mal stocks; toads which reproduce by giv- * development of intensive ing birth to small toads instead breeding; of laying eggs. * creation of community breed- * The bridegroom veil sparkling As the most important eco- ing centers; out of a water fall is located in nomic activity, agriculture * ranching and feeder ranching acterized by youthfulness, lim- Kindia. It is of an exceptional involves 67% of the active pop- development for the multiplica- ited scale, inadequate promo- beauty and unbelievable ulation and accounts for 33% tion of sires and meat production of resources and local brightness, looking so much of GNP. Vast domains are irri- tion from slaughtered animals products, exclusive quasi-ori- like a bridal veil. gable and good farming oppor- to meet populationʼs food entation to the domestic mar- * The Lady of Mali caved by tunities exist in the Forest requirements; ket and to the production of erosion in the rock on a moun- Region, in plains (especially in *providing agriculture with draft consumer goods (agrifood- tain and gives the perfect Maritime Guinea and Upper oxen and manure. stuffs). image of a woman. Guinea) or in bottom lands. The Country is presently self- * Mining and geology: The Finally, it should be recalled Agriculture focuses on major sufficient in meat, but it mining industry mainly relates that Guinea is the motherland subsistence crops like rice depends heavily on imported to the extraction of bauxite, dia- of the famous African Ballets, (populationʼs staple food), cas- dairy products. Achievements mond and gold. Three big the best percussionists of the sava, maize, yam, and pea- are particularly significant in companies are operating in the continent, bands and several nuts. the privatization of vet services sector of bauxite and alumina. musical groups of World The formulation of an Agricu- to address animal health. They are: “La Compagnie renown. ltural Development Policy As far as fishing is concerned, des Bauxites de Guinée In order to develop all its Letter (LDPA) has allowed the Guinea, stretching over a (CBG)“. It is located in the tourism assets, the govern- boosting of rural development, coast of 300 km long with an Boke region and is man- ment has formulated a nation- the opening of new prospects exclusive economic zone of aged by an American group. al policy which is progressively in the agricultural sector since 200 nautical miles, possesses forging ahead. The implemen- 1991 with the support of devel- tremendous fish resources, tation of the policy through an opment partners. but these are inadequately appropriate and dynamic or- In this way and with the objec- exploited. ganization and through fund tive of making use and taking Fisheries represent a vital sec- raising to finance the required advantage of existing syner- tor of the economy and there- facilities will render Guinea a gies, concrete and comple- fore a source of foreign dreamed and profitable desti- mentary actions have been exchange earnings. At the nation in a very near future. taken in the field of agronomic same time, this activity pro- Seven agencies are presently research, agricultural exten- vides 40 % of animal proteins “La Compagnie des Bauxites marketing the “Guinea Desti- sion services, hydro-agricultur- consumed in the Country. In its de Kindia (CBK) - Kindia nation”. They are: Mondial al development, feeder roads artisanal form and under the Bauxite Company - which until Tours, Karou-Voyages, Gui- and product commercializa- projects initiated by the Go- very recently this company née-Voyages, SDV, Agence tion. vernment, reactivation efforts was operating under the name DAS, Théa-Voyages and ITV. Animal breeding is extensive in have been undertaken and of SBK (Société des Bauxites general. The Fouta Djallon units equipped with motorized de Kindia) and used to belong ECONOMIC SECTORS region is the primary breeding fishing boats along with the entirely to the Government - Agriculture, Fisheries and area with more than half the provision of modern tools. before being taken over by Animal Husbandry: livestock number. Upper Industrial-scale fishing is mak- RUSAL Group. It produces 2.5 Agriculture is one of the Guinea comes second. The ing headway. It is a very prom- million tons of bauxite for

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Bauxite production has remained the backbone of the mining industry in Guinea Conakry

Major bauxite deposits are located in:

Lower Guinea: (Boké, Kindia, Fria, Boffa) Fouta-Djallon (Tougué, Pita, Mali, Mamou,Dalaba) (Middle Guinea) Higher Guinea: (Dinguiraye, Dabola, Siguiri)

The bauxite factory of Guinea's largest mining firm, Compagnie des Bauxites

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export to Ukraine mainly. capacity alumina refinery. relates to strategic or haz- areas like coffee, rubber plan- Alumina Company of Guinea In the field of iron, two large ardous products or violates tations, fruits and cotton, medi- (ACG) is producing 700,000 projects are on the path of rules and regulations on health um-term prospects are seem- tons of alumina. It is operated implementation: ingly encouraging. Private by RUSAL Group. The sectors The SIMANDOU iron ore min- commercial banks presently of gold and diamond are ing project conducted by RIO established in Guinea are involving two types of mining: TINTO, and the MOUNT among others: artisanal operations based on NIMBA iron ore mining project - ”Société Générale de traditional methods to extract with EURONINBA (a consor- Banques” (SGBG) with two alluvial gold and diamond; and tium of European, Japanese branch offices (Conakry and industrial mining. Small scale and South Afri-can/Australian Kankan). Their customers rep- miners are involved in the first companies). Connected with resent about 25%; type of mining and their pro- these two operations is the and on moral standards. - The International Bank for duction estimated at 100,000 TRANSGUINEAN Railway The procedure for importing Trade and Industry in Guinea carats per year is far from project, a railway line linking goods is channelled through (BICIGUI) with eleven branch- being negligible. The compa- the Forest Region to the the Central Bank (BCRG), the es. They have the largest nies involved in the sector of Atlantic Ocean, passing importerʼs local bank and a share of the market, about gold and diamond at the through the center of Guinea. registered private company 38%; moment are the following: - Trade and Handicraft: charged with inspecting the - The International Union of SAG (Ashanti Goldfield In the sector of trade, the free consignment prior to embarka- Banks in Guinea (UIBG) with Guinea) which produced over enterprise economy adopted tion. This necessary control about 12% of the market 10 tons of gold in 2003; SMD by the 2nd Republic has result- gives rise to the issuance of a share; (Dinguiraye Gold Mining Com- ed in establishing a policy aim- verification certificate whereby - The Islamic Bank of Guinea pany) controlled by KENOR, a ing at a greater revitalization of the merchandise need only (BIG), the first private bank to Norwegian company. Its pro- this activity which can support customs declaration along with open in Guinea; duction was 4 tons of gold in and stimulate national produc- shipment and transport docu- - The Morocco-Guinean 2002. AREDOR (part of its tion efforts. ments. Popular Bank (BPMG) with a concession has been assi- * Domestic Trade: Trade liber- With the exception of the pre- market share close to 7%; gned to the mining Industry, alization functions through pri- embarkation control, the pro- - Ecobank. resumed diamond mining in vatized distribution and com- cedure symmetrically follows * Handicraft: This sector has 1996). The production has mercialization and by the elim- the opposite way in the case of been developed due to the reached 100,000 carats. ination of public enterprises export. Foreign exchange is great potentials of the countryʼs In the area of gold and dia- has made space for fair and obtained through the instituted rich cultural diversity. mond, the following compa- effective competition in busi- interbank foreign exchange Major activities in the sector nies are involved : Semanfo ness transactions. auction market. are: dyeing, shoemaking, scu- (from Canada) and DE CAS- The monopolization system * Foreign Trade: The objective lpture/woodcarving, pottery SIDYGOLD Corporation for has been abolished. The assigned to foreign trade is to and cabinet making. Products gold; TRIVALENCE Mining Government and the Chamber ensure the commercialization deriving from these activities (Canada) and DIA BRAS for of Commerce together deter- and promotion of export are mainly limited to supplying diamond. mine the rules of trade and goods. the domestic market. In the bauxite/alumina sector, a look after their good applica- The strategy designed to Nonetheless, because of their number of big projects are in tion. In accordance with the reflate agricultural produce variety and remarkable quality, the process of being finalized. national prices policy matching exports aims at increasing pro- they are very much liked by KAMSAR Alumina Plant the objectives of the govern- duction and opening outlets on tourists and they arouse great Project conceived by Alcoa ment, national and foreign eco- sub-regional and international interest during international and Alcan. It is an alumina nomic players are no longer markets. trade fairs. refinery project expected to subject to an imposed pro- Since 1985, the exportation of - Telecommunications: produce 1.5 million tons of alu- gramme of importation or agricultural produce has in- Since 1984, a programme has mina per year. exportation. creased significantly thanks to been implemented to modern- GLOBAL Project composed of The Department of Commerce the reactivation of coffee, cot- ize telecommunications. In MARUBENI and MITSUBISHI has also taken measures to ton, oil palm and fruit and veg- July 1992, a law was promul- from Japan in partnership with ensure the freedom of pricing, etable production. Even gated to reorganize the sector; an American venture capital putting emphasis on supplying though export volumes remain as a result, two stand-alone company. They have just con- the country with basic con- still low comparatively to entities were established in cluded a convention with the sumer products or conven- potentials, a noticeable pro- 1993: the Guinean Post Office Guinean government for the ience goods. Trading is not gression has been observed. (OPG) and the Telecommuni- construction of a 2.8 million ton restricted, except when it With the progress made in cation Company of Guinea

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1993: the Guinean Post Office nies are currently operating in for legal/natural foreign per- agement of a state-owned (SOTELGUI).(OPG) and the AfterTelecommuni- a first Guinea: “Chemin de fer de son'sson's activities.activities. InIn publishingpublishing enterpriseenterprise butbut doesn'tdoesn't ensureensure phase,cation theCompany capital of theGuinea 2nd Guinée” (ONCFG), “Chemins business and TV/ radio broad- anan equalequal free-handfree-hand inin thethe pri-pri- Company(SOTELGUI). was openedAfter ato firstpri- de fer de la Compagnie des castcast foreignersforeigners areare notnot allowedallowed vatevate sector.sector. vatephase, shareholding, the capital of butthe 2ndthe Bauxites de deGuinée” Guinée” - “Che- - toto holdhold moremore thanthan 40%40% ofof ** LeaseLease ofof anan enterpriseenterprise allowsallows GovernmentCompany was howeveropened to stillpri- min“Chemin de fer de Conakry” fer Conakry” (CBG) sharesshares andand areare prohibitedprohibited fromfrom aa privateprivate personperson toto shouldershoulder ownsvate 60%shareholding, of the shares. but the and(CBG) “Chemin and “Chemin de fer de de Boké”. fer de directing a mass-media enter- completecomplete responsibilityresponsibility forfor thethe InGovernment accordance withhowever the condi- still Boké”.o Foreign investment: prise. currentcurrent managementmanagement ofof aa pub-pub- tionsowns of60% contract, of the shares.SOTELGUI Theo Foreign two main investment: documents for Annex II contains a list of those liclic service.service. InIn thisthis casecase thethe gov-gov- hasIn accordance developed withbasic the telepho- condi- theThe legal two regulationmain documents of foreign for branches of Guinean econo- ernmenternment hashas thethe exclusiveexclusive nytions and of public contract, phone SOTELGUI booths. investmentthe legal regulation are the Investment of foreign my where private capital - both rightright toto regulateregulate thethe invest-invest- Althoughhas developed the capacity basic telepho- of the Codeinvestment of 1987 are and the the Investment Code of national and foreign - is not mentsments andand pricesprices ofof thethe fin-fin- networkny and public is continuously phone booths. im- EconomicCode of 1987 activity and of the 1992. Code of allowed. The list includes: elec- ishedished productsproducts (management(management proving,Although itthe falls capacity far short of theof TheEconomic Investment activity Code of 1992. of 1987 trictric powerpower,, waterwater supply,supply, postpost structurestructure ofof SOGELSOGEL electricelectric expectationsnetwork is continuously in comparison im- listsThe andInvestment defines Codethe principles of 1987 service,service armamentand telecommunica- production companycompany cancan bebe usedused asas anan withproving, the growing it falls demandfar short to beof oflists Guinean and defines legal theapproach principles to andtion sale.service, In the armament 2nd article pro- of exampleexample here).here). satisfied.expectations In this in respect,comparison the privateof Guinean enterprising legal approach of foreign- to theduction annex and it issale. specified In the that 2nd in ** Consession:Consession: InIn thisthis casecase aa Governmentwith the growing allowed demand tothe be ers.private These enterprising are the of main foreign- of exceptionalarticle of the cases annex the it Nationalis speci- privateprivate legallegal // naturalnatural personperson emergencesatisfied. of, among others, theseers. These principles: are freethe maintransfer of Investmentfied that in exceptionalCommittee casesmight hashas thethe exclusiveexclusive rightright toto man-man- theIn responsefollowing privateto the telecompresent ofthese profits principles: abroad; legalfree equalitytransfer allowthe privateNational capital Investment into the ageage thethe enterpriseenterprise andand runrun allall companies:growing demand AREEBA, from ORAN-private of aprofits foreigner abroad; and legala Guinean, equality a prohibitedCommittee branches. might allow private thethe financialfinancial operations.operations. AfterAfter GEenterprises, and CELCOM... cellular phones legalof a foreigner person and and a a natural Guinean, per- a Bycapital now theinto economicthe prohibited liberal- terminationtermination ofof thethe consessionconsession ohave Transportation: gained a strong foothold son;legal legalperson guarantee and a natural of expro- per- izationbranches. in Guinea reached the termterm thethe enterpriseenterprise withwith itsits *in Conakry Conakry. International Airport priationson; legal and guarantee nationalization; of expro- pointBy now when the economicthe Investment liberal- entireentire infrastructureinfrastructure isis passedpassed iso Transportation:an airport located in legalpriation equality and ofnationalization; government- Codeization of in 1987 Guinea has reachedgrown com- the overover toto thethe government.government. Conakry,* Conakry theInternational capital ofAirport the ownedlegal equality and private of government- enterprises; pletelypoint whenout-of-date the andInvestment calls for ** CreatingCreating anan openopen joint-stockjoint-stock Republicis an airportof Guinea located in West in freeowned import and privateof equipment enterprises; and promptCode of changes. 1987 has There grown will com- be companycompany givesgives aa chancechance toto Africa.Conakry, It is dividedthe capital into domes-of the freefree importexport ofof equipmentfinished prod- and nopletely need out-of-date for arguments and calls if we for holdhold aa controllingcontrolling blockblock ofof ticRepublic and international of Guinea terminals. in West ucts;free freeexport production of finished manage- prod- takeprompt into changes. consideration There will the be sharesshares andand thusthus havehave influ-influ- TheAfrica. airport It is dividedservices into a numberdomes- mentucts; freeand productionfree selection manage- of a drasticno need increase for arguments of the amount if we enceence onon thethe policypolicy ofof anan enter-enter- oftic Westand international African airlines terminals. such partner.ment and free selection of a oftake foreign into capitalconsideration in what used the priseprise asThe Air airport Ivoire, services Benin Golf a number Air and Thepartner. Code also fixes a list of pri- todrastic be theincrease "prohibited" of the amount fields. ** Privatization:Privatization: AA privateprivate personperson Slokof West Airlines, African and airlinesa number such of orityThe Codefields andalso guaranteesfixes a list of that pri- Thereof foreign are capital the examples in what used of, takestakes possessionpossession ofof thethe enter-enter- Northas Air Ivoire,African Benin and GolfEuropean Air and stateority fieldsbenefits and will guarantees be granted that to telecommunicationto be the "prohibited" service fields. priseprise andand providesprovides forfor itsits Slok Airlines, and a number of thosestate benefitsforeign willinvestors be granted who to SOTELGUI,There are thewater examples power com- of, steadysteady developmentdevelopment andand func-func- arethose engaged foreign in investorsone of the wholist- panytelecommunication SEEG - foreign servicecapital tioning.tioning. edare branches.engaged in Thisone oflist the was list- makesSOTELGUI, up a waterconsiderable power com- part AllAll thethe listedlisted waysways ofof foreignforeign modifieded branches. by the This President's list was ofpany their SEEG finance. - foreignThe manage- capital capitalcapital penetrationpenetration intointo thethe decreemodified of Juneby the 30th, President's 1995. On mentsmakes of up these a considerable companies partare publicpublic sectorsector ofof GuineaGuinea areare thedecree grounds of June of this30th, decree 1995. theOn nominallyof their finance. Guinean, The but manage- in fact workingworking outout quitequite successfullysuccessfully followingthe grounds sectors of this are decree consid- the theirments steady of these functioning companies is pos- are whilewhile thethe governmentgovernment contin-contin- eredfollowing privileged: sectors areagricultural consid- siblenominally only dueGuinean, to the but help in factfor- uesues toto regulateregulate foreignforeign capitalcapital sectorered privileged:(especially agriculturalproductive eigntheir steadypersonnel functioning (experts is pos-and activityactivity onon thethe GuineanGuinean territo-territo- foodsector crops), (especially industrial productive sector, technicians).sible only due to the help for- ryry andand reservesreserves thethe rightright ofof thethe airlines:North African Brussels and Airlines, European Air cattlefood crops),breeding, industrial fishing, fertiliz-sector, 6eign major experts ways and of penetration personnel. of lastlast wordword inin allall thethe arisingarising Franceairlines: and Brussels Royal AirAirlines, Maroc. Air erscattle production, breeding, medicarefishing, fertiliz- and foreign6 major capitalways ofinto penetration the public of questions.questions. *France Rail transport and Royal in Guinea: Air Maroc. education,ers production, tourism, medicare construc- and sectorforeign can capital be distinguished. into the public TheThe CodeCode ofof EconomicEconomic activityactivity Guinea* Rail transport has 1,086 in Guinea: km of rail- tioneducation, and bankingtourism, business.construc- *sector Technical can besupport: distinguished. As a gen- ofof 19921992 establishesestablishes thethe princi-princi- ways.Guinea This has includes 1,086 km279 ofkm rail- at Thistion veryand decree banking also business. subdivid- eral* Technical rule, this support: type of Aseconomic a gen- pleple ofof regimeregime reciprocity:reciprocity: aa for-for- 1,435ways. mmThis (4 includes ft 8 1⁄2 279in) gauge km at edThis Guinea very decree into also4 economic subdivid- activityeral rule, isn't this lengthy type of enough economic to eigneign citizencitizen maymay freelyfreely engageengage and1,435 807 mm km (4 at ft 1,0008 1⁄2 in)mm gauge (3 ft zones,ed Guinea and eachinto of4 themeconomic was haveactivity a strongisn't lengthy influence enough on the to inin allall economiceconomic activitiesactivities inin 3and 3⁄8 807 in) km gauge. at 1,000 The mm latter (3 ft tozones, have and its eachown ofbenefit-and- them was policyhave aof strong an enterprise. influence on the GuineaGuinea providedprovided thatthat aa includes3 3⁄8 in) 662 gauge. km inThe common latter privilegeto have systemits own depending benefit-and- on *policy Delegation of an enterprise. of a representa- GuineanGuinean citizencitizen isis grantedgranted aa carrierincludes service 662 kmfrom in Kankan common to itsprivilege development system level.depending on tive* Delegation to the general of a representa-directorate rightright toto participateparticipate inin identicalidentical Conakry.carrier service from Kankan to Annexits development I to the level. Investment oftive an to enterprise the general allows directorate a for- activitiesactivities inin thethe countrycountry ofof thethe ThreeConakry. different railway compa- CodeAnnex deals I to with the the Investment limitations eignerof an enterpriseto take part allows in the aman- for- foreigner.foreigner. ButBut thisthis principleprinciple niesThree are different currently railway operating compa- in forCode legal/natural deals with theforeign limitations per- agementeigner to takeof apart state-owned in the man- doesn'tdoesn't alwaysalways workwork inin reality.reality.

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The citizens of better devel- touched upon in various sec- Embassy in the Kingdom of tionship has undergone five oped countries have an oppor- toral acts, such as the Sea- Morocco, which ensures, nota- major diplomatic sessions of tunity to monopolize a sector Fishing Code and the Mining bly, the follow-up of coopera- bilateral cooperation, the last on Guinean economy, and in Code of 1995. The permission tion with ICDT, since the inde- was held in Rabat in 2002. A Guinea a foreigner enjoys the for domestic diamond and pre- pendence eras. The Embassy sixth session, which was to be save economic privileges and cious metals development may is now headed by a Charge held in 2004 has not taken performs the same duties as a be granted to natural and legal d'Affaires in the person of His place yet. Its holding will enable Guinean, but only subject to persons of Guinean and for- Excellency Aboubacar SYLLA, the carrying out of several joint observing the provisions of the eign nationalities. who, with a dynamic team, projects related to the econom- Foreigners' Entry and Stay Act fights for the strengthening of ic and cultural sectors. of 1994. o Diplomacy: bilateral cooperation between Apart from the two main codes, The Republic of Guinea has the Republic of Guinea and the foreign economic activity is been represented by an Kingdom of Morocco. This rela-

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o Nom officiel: République Kankan en Haute Guinée et dʼAssemblée nationale. a permis à des groupes de Guinée Nʼ Zérékoré en Guinée - Le système judiciaire est guinéens comme le Bem- o Géographie: La Guinée Forestière. fondé sur le droit civil beya Jazz national, des se trouve sur la côte atlan- o Langue officielle dans français, le droit coutumier chanteurs guinéens comme tique de lʼAfrique de l'Ouest lʼadministration: le fran- et le décret. Le système est Kouyaté Sory Kandia et entre la Guinée-Bissau, la çais. composé des tribunaux de Mory Kanté, des écrivains Sierra Leone, la Côte o Langues parlées: première instance, de deux guinéens, des romanciers, dʼIvoire, le Sénégal et le - Basse Guinée: Soussou cours d'appel (situés à des poètes, des narrateurs Mali. la Guinée est répartie - Moyenne Guinée : Poular Kankan et à Conakry) et de et à des peintres à acquérir en quatre zones géo- - Guinée Forestière: Kpèlè la Cour suprême. une réputation mondiale; graphiques. La Basse Gui- - Haute Guinée: Malinké o Divisions administra- - Son hospitalité légendaire. née est un domaine coupée o Jours fériés: tives: La Guinée est divisée Que ce soit en Guinée par de nombreuses petites - 1er Janvier: Jour de l'An; en sept régions administra- Maritime, Moyenne Guinée, rivières, plaine côtière avec - 3 Avril: Deuxième Journée tives et subdivisée en trente- en Haute Guinée ou en Gui- une altitude moyenne de de la République; trois préfectures. La capitale née Forestière, partout en 1800 mètres. La deuxième - Avril 9: Lundi de Pâques; nationale, Conakry, se clas- Guinée le visiteur se sent à zone est appelé la Moyenne - 1er mai: Fête du Travail; se comme zone spéciale. la maison. Il est bien reçu et Guinée. Elle se compose - 25 mai: Journée de Les régions sont Boké, choyé. Ces prédispositions des hauts plateaux du Fouta l'Afrique; Faranah, Kankan, Kindia, de la population guinéenne Djallon avec une altitude de - 2 Octobre: Jour de Labé, Mamou, Nzérékoré et font de la Guinée une bonne 600 à 1500 mètres. La l'Indépendance; Conakry. destination, tant pour les troisième zone est la Haute - 1 novembre: Toussaint; touristes que pour les inves- Guinée qui se compose - 25 décembre: Jour de POTENTIEL tisseurs. dʼune savane et de plaines Noël. ÉCONOMIQUE o Ressources naturelles: et la quatrième est la Guinée o Monnaie: Franc guinéen L'économie en Guinée - Les ressources en eau en Forestière. Cette zone est (GNF). dépend principalement de Guinée: Les précipitations constituée de plaines avec o Heure locale: GMT. l'agriculture, la pêche et de en Guinée se situe entre une forêt dense. Au large de l'exploitation minière. La 1.200 et 4.200 mm par an. la côte, il a de nombreuses GOUVERNEMENT Guinée est le deuxième Pour cette raison, le pays petites îles, y compris les o Structure du gouverne- pays producteur de bauxite Iles de Los, de Tamara, de ment: la République de au monde. Les richesses Soro, de Kaback et de Guinée est un pays laïc, minérales de la Guinée se Room. indépendant et démocra- composent de plus de 4 mil- o Population: 10.057.975, tique avec une constitution. liards de tonnes de minerai selon l'estimation à 2010. o Président: Le Président de fer à forte teneur, de o Climat: Tropical, géné- de la République est le Chef gisements de diamants et ralement chaud et humide; de l'Etat. Il est élu par voie aurifères de même que de saison des pluies (Juin à de vote populaire pour un quantités non négligeables Novembre) avec des vents mandat de cinq ans renou- d'uranium. possède des terres fertiles du sud-ouest; saison sèche velable une fois. Il nomme le o Ressources humaines: et une quantité abondante avec armatan (Décembre à gouvernement sur proposi- La principale richesse de la d'eau en surface et au sous- Mai). tion du premier ministre Le Guinée est sa population qui sol. Les plus grands fleuves o Capitale: Conakry. résident occupe le poste de se caractérise par: de la région dʼAfrique de Commandant en chef des - Son dynamisme et sa l'Ouest ont leurs sources en forces de lʼarmée. capacité d'adaptation, ce qui Guinée. Cʼest pour cela que o Les Institutions d'Etat: explique les raisons de la lʼon appelle la Guinée « le Le système de gouverne- présence active de ressor- château dʼeau dʼAfrique ment est démocratique. tissants guinéens partout en Occidentale". - Le pouvoir exécutif: il est Afrique, en Europe, en Asie - Les forêts guinéennes: Les exercé par le Gouverne- et en Amérique; régions de lʼest et du sud de ment. - Son penchant vers le pro- la Guinée sont recouverts - Le pouvoir législatif: il est grès social et la parité mis d'une grande forêt de exercé par l'Assemblée na- en évidence par la forte 100.000 km2. Il existe aussi o Capitales régionales: tionale. position de la femme gui- une forêt dans une autre Kindia en Basse Guinée, - Le conseil national de néenne dans la société; partie du pays dʼune superfi- Labé en Moyenne Guinée, transition (CNT): fait office - Sa créativité artistique qui cie de 40.000 km2.

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dʼherbicides pour une valeur guinéen recèle d'importants la Géologie, 2005). Pour 5.565.870 de francs ont été gisements de: certains, le démarrage de mis à la disposition de la * Bauxite = 25 milliards de nouveaux projets majeurs Chambre Nationale dʼAgri- tonnes, ce qui représente dans le secteur minier, culture de Guinée. environs 2/3 des réserves comprenant notamment la Pour la campagne agricole mondiales; raffinerie dʼalumine de 2012-2013, il est envisagé * Or = 1000 tonnes; Sangaredi, le projet Nimba lʼaménagement de 40.000 * Diamant = 30 millions de et Simandou pour le fer hectares pour la culture du carats. avec le consortium Euro- - Ressources agricoles: Des riz, du maïs et mais égale- En outre, la Guinée a les nimba et le groupe Rio conditions idéales de topog- ment pour le maraîchage plus grands gisements en Tinto, lʼExtension de ACG raphie, de lʼhydrographie et pour une quantité de 10.000 minerai de fer dans le mon- Friguina, constitue un véri- du climat ont favorisé non tonnes dʼengrais pour gagn- de encore inexploités: la table regain1 pour accroître seulement le développe- er le pari. chaîne du Simandou con- de manière significative ment dʼune agriculture dy- - Ressources minérales: En tient 2 milliards de tonnes et lʼimpact du secteur sur la namique et diversifiée, mais ce qui concerne les res- du Mont Nimba 1 milliard de croissance globale et pro- ont également permis lʼes- sources minérales, cer- tonnes. En dehors de cette duire des effets dʼentraîne- taines personnes parlent de richesse, le sol guinéen ment sur les autres sec- scandale géologique en rai- contient du calcaire (Mali, teurs de lʼéconomie (Ban- son de l'existence de ri- Siguiri et Kindia) du nickel, que Mondiale, 2004). chesses abondantes et var- du cobalt, du titane et de lʼu- Le projet de la raffinerie iées en Guinée. Le sous-sol ranium. dʼalumine de Sangarédi La synthèse des projets (société Global Alumina) dʼinvestissement dans le prévoit un investissement secteur Minier de 2006 à de 3,2 milliards $US pour sor de l'élevage et de la 2015 présente 12 projets une production de 3 mil- foresterie. La Guinée a à sa pour un investissement total lions de tonne dʼalumine disposition 7 millions d'he- 27 milliards de $US par an, avec extension pos- ctares de terres cultivables. (Ministère des Mines et de sible à 5,4 millions de Les terres les plus produc- tonnes par an. tives se trouvent dans la région forestière et dans les plaines, plus particulière- Structure des Méga projets Miniers ment en Guinée maritime et en Haute Guinée. Capacité de Investissement Emplois Emplois phase Revenus Etat Bilan de la campagne agri- Base T/an en USD permanents construction en USD cole de 2011: 41629 tonnes de riz, grâce à la mise à dis- Fonderie 240 000 2 500 000 000 7 000 20 000 300 000 000 position de 1832 tonnes de dʼalumini- semences de riz et 1.800 um tonnes dʼengrais. Ces in- Usine 1 000 000 1 300 000 000 3 000 5 000 200 000 000 trants ont permis de cultiver dʼAlumine 26.171 hectares de riz. Il a de été également mis à disposi- Sangarédi tion 15 290 litres de produits phytosanitaires et 70 000 Simandou 40 000 000 1 000 000 000 2 000 5 000 1 000 000 000 sacs dʼemballages par le gouvernement. Nimba 20 000 000 700 000 000 1 000 3 000 500 000 000 Environ 20.000 tonnes dʼen- grais, 22 000 litres dʼinsecti- Trans- 60 000 000 2 000 000 000 2 000 10 000 300 000 000 cides, 185.000 litres dʼherbi- guinea cides et une quantité importante de semences de riz hydroélectrique est de 6,11 Les chutes les plus impor- pour une valeur de - Les potentiels hydroélec- 40.745.000.000 de francs GW, avec une production tantes se trouvent sur le triques: 129 chutes ont été i- probable de 19.300 GWH. Konkouré, Fatala, la Gam- guinéens et 185.529 litres dentifiées. Leur potentiel

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bie, le Niger et la rivière patriarche. Ils utilisent un SECTEURS de vulgarisation agricoles, Tinkisso. outil (woodstick) pour cueillir ECONOMIQUES des aménagements hydro- - Les ressources de la mer: des fruits des arbres et - Agriculture, Pêche et agricoles, de lʼinfrastructure la côte guinéenne située sur creuser des trous ; Elevage: routier et de commercialisa- l'océan Atlantique sʼétend * Le Mont Nimba où vivent L'agriculture est l'un des motion des produits. L'élevage sur une superficie de 300 des crapauds qui se repro- teurs de l'économie guest de manière générale km de long, avec une zone duisent en donnant nais- inéenne. Des conditions étendue sur tout le territoire. économique exclusive de sance à de petits crapauds idéales de topographie, de La région du Fouta Djallon 56.000 Km2. Son potentiel au lieu de pondre des œufs ; lʼhydrographie et du climat est la principale zone de de ressources de poisson * Le voile de la mariée, ont favorisé le développe- reproduction avec plus de la chute d'eau située dans la ment dʼune agriculture dy- moitié du nombre de bétail ville de Kindia est d'une namique et diversifiée, de (avec la race N'Dama, qui beauté exceptionnelle et est très apprécié et trypano- dʼune luminosité incroyable ; résistants). La Haute-Gui- * La Dame du Mali. née arrive en deuxième Enfin, il convient de rappeler position. Le bétail est com- que la Guinée est la patrie posé de bovins, caprins, des célèbres Ballets afri- moutons, chèvres et de cains, des meilleurs percus- porcs (80% se trouve dans est estimée à 230.000 sionnistes du continent de la région forestière). tonnes. même que des bandes et de Dans le cadre du projet de - Les potentiels touristiques: plusieurs groupes musicaux l'élevage et de la foresterie. restructuration du secteur La Guinée offre des poten- de renommée mondiale. LʼAgriculture, en tant quʼac- de lʼélevage initié en 1987, tivité économique la plus le gouvernement a mis au importante, implique 67% de point un ensemble de me- la population active et re- sures comprenant: présente 33% du PNB. De * L'exploitation rationnelle vastes domaines irrigables de tous les stocks d'ani- de même que de bonnes maux; pratiques existent dans la * Développement de l'éle- région forestière, dans les vage intensif; plaines (en particulier en * Création de centres d'éle- Guinée maritime et en vage communautaire; Haute-Guinée). * L'élevage et le développe- LʼAgriculture met l'accent ment de lʼalimentation dʼéle- sur les cultures vivrières vage pour la multiplication majeures, comme le riz (ali- des taureaux et la produc- tialités touristiques énormes Afin de développer tous ses ment de base de la population de viande en vue de avec une variété de sites atouts touristiques, le gou- tion), le manioc, le maïs, l'ig- répondre aux besoins ali- aussi attrayants les uns que vernement a formulé une name et l'arachide. mentaires des populations; les autres compte tenu de politique nationale qui est Lʼélaboration dʼune Lettre de * Approvisionnement de l'a- ses plages de sable fin, de actuellement entrain dʼêtre politique de développement griculture en bœufs de traits ses îles verdoyantes, de ses mise en œuvre. Cette poli- agricole (LDPA) a permis la et fumier. montagnes et de sa savane tique fera sûrement de la relance du développement Le Pays est actuellement où erre le gros gibier consti- Guinée une destination de rural, l'ouverture de nou- autosuffisant en viande et tuant ainsi un merveilleux rêve et rentable dans un velles perspectives dans le dépend en grande partie terrain de chasse. avenir très proche. Sept secteur agricole depuis des produits laitiers im- La Guinée possède égale- Agences commercialisent 1991 avec l'appui des parte- portés. Les acquis sont par- ment des sites de valeur actuellement la "Destination naires au développement. ticulièrement importants en d'un grand intérêt: Guinée". Ce sont: Tours De cette façon, et avec l'ob- matière de privatisation des * Les parcs nationaux du Mondial, Karou-Voyages, jectif de tirer parti des syner- services vétérinaires pour Niokolo-Badiar et du Haut- Guinée-Voyages, SDV, gies existantes, des actions traiter la santé animale. En Niger; Agence DAS, Théa- concrètes et complémen- ce qui concerne le secteur * Bossou où vivent des Voyages et ITV. taires ont été prises dans le de la pêche, la Guinée, qui chimpanzés en commu- domaine de la recherche s'étend sur une côte de 300 nauté sous la direction d'un agronomique, des services km de long avec une zone

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économique nautique exclu- taire). sont les suivants: La Société tium de sociétés euro- sive de 322 km, possède * Mines et géologie: L'in- Ashanti Goldfield de Guinée péennes, japonaises, sud- d'énormes ressources ha- dustrie minière se rapporte (SAG) qui a produit plus de africaines, australiennes). lieutiques, mais celles-ci ne principalement à l'extraction 10 tonnes d'or en 2003; La Sʼajoute à ces deux projets, sont pas exploitées de de la bauxite, de diamants Société Minière de Dingui- le projet «TRANS-guinéen » manière adéquate. et d'or. Trois grandes entre- raye) contrôlée par Kenor, de chemins de fer, une ligne La pêche représente un prises sont actives dans le une société norvégienne. Sa de chemin de fer devant reli- secteur vital de l'économie secteur de la bauxite et l'alu- production était de 4 tonnes er la région forestière à et constitue une source de d'or en 2002. AREDOR (une l'océan Atlantique, en pas- devises. Dans le même partie de sa concession a sant par le centre de la temps, cette activité fournit été attribuée à l'industrie Guinée. 40% des protéines animales minière a repris les mines Commerce et Artisanat: consommées dans le pays. de diamants en 1996. La Dans le secteur du com- Que ce soit dans sa forme production a atteint 100.000 merce, la libre entreprise artisanale et dans le cadre carats. adoptée par la 2ème Répu- des projets initiés par le Dans le domaine de l'or et blique a permis d'établir une gouvernement, de grands du diamant, les entreprises politique visant à une plus efforts ont été déployés de mine. La Compagnie de suivantes sont impliquées: grande revitalisation de même que des unités Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) Semafo (du Canada) et DE cette activité qui peut équipées de bateaux de située dans la région de CASSIDYGOLD Société soutenir et stimuler les pêche motorisés et des out- Boké et gérée par un groupe pour l'or; Trivalence Mining efforts nationaux de produc- ils modernes ont été mis à Américain. La Compagnie (Canada) et Dia Bras pour le tion. disposition. Lʼindustrie de la des Bauxites de Kindia diamant. Dans le secteur de * Commerce intérieur: La pêche offre de bonnes per- (CBK). Jusqu'à très récem- la bauxite / alumine, un cer- libéralisation du commerce spectives. C'est une activité ment, cette société a été tain nombre de grands pro- a permis lʼémergence d'une très prometteuse. Les es- exploitée sous le nom de la jets sont en cours de finali- concurrence loyale et effec- pèces les plus communé Société des Bauxites de sation. Le Projet de lʼusine tive dans les transactions ment exportées compren- Kindia (SBK) et appartenait d'alumine de Kamsar a été commerciales. Le monopole nent les dorades, les barbu- entièrement au gouverne- conçu par Alcoa et Alcan. Il est désormais révolu. Le res à huit barbillons, les ment avant d'être repris par s'agit d'un projet de raffiner- gouvernement et la Cham- requins et les crevettes. le Groupe RUSAL. Cette ie d'alumine qui devrait pro- bre de Commerce détermi- Industrie, des Mines et dernière produit 2,5 millions duire 1,5 millions de tonnes nent ensemble les règles du Géologie: de tonnes de bauxite princi- d'alumine par an. Le Projet commerce et veillent à leur * Industrie: L'industrie palement exportés en Uk- appelé « Global Project » a bonne application. guinéenne en coopération raine. La Société «Guinea été lancé par Marubeni et Conformément à la politique avec le secteur privé en tant Alumina» (ACG) produit Mitsubishi du Japon en nationale du Gouvernement qu'opérateur clé depuis 700.000 tonnes d'alumine. Il partenariat avec une société relatif à la fixation des prix, 1985 est caractérisée par la est egalement exploité par privée américaine. Ils vien- les acteurs économiques précocité de développe- le Groupe RUSAL. nent de conclure une con- nationaux et étrangers ne Lʼexploitation de l'or et du vention avec le gouverne- sont plus soumis à un pro- diamant se fait selon deux ment guinéen pour la con- gramme dʼimportation ou procédés : lʼexploitation arti- struction d'une raffinerie dʼexportation. Le Départe- sanale repo-sant sur des dʼune capacité de 2,8 mil- ment du commerce a égale- méthodes traditionnelles lions de tonnes d'alumine. ment entrepris des mesures pour extraire l'or et le dia- Dans le domaine du secteur pour assurer la liberté de fix- mant et l'exploitation minière du fer, deux grands projets ation des prix, mettant l'ac- industrielle. Seul un échan- sont en voie dʼêtre réalisés: cent sur l'approvisionne- tillon de mineurs est im- Le projet minier pour lʼex- ment du pays avec des pro- ment, de balance limitée, de pliqué dans le premier type ploitation de minerai de fer duits de consommation de promotion inadéquate des dʼexploitation minière et la « Simandou » conduit par base ou avec des produits ressources et des produits production estimée à Rio Tinto et le projet minier de consommation courante. locaux, à l'exclusion de la 100.000 carats par an est pour lʼexploitation de mi- Le commerce est de nature quasi-orientation vers le loin d'être négligeable. nerai de fer «Mont Nimba » libéral, sauf quand il con- marché domestique et à la Les entreprises impliquées projet d'exploitation minière cerne des produits straté- production de biens de con- dans le secteur de l'or et du de minerai initié avec giques ou dangereux ou sʼil sommation (agro-alimen- diamant pour le moment EURONIMBA (un consor- viole les règles et règle-

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ments ayant trait aux no- Même si les volumes des de leur variété et qualité minaux domestiques et rmes morales et médicales. exportations restent encore remarquable, ils sont beau- internationaux. Lʼaéroport La procédure pour importer faibles comparativement coup appréciés par les est fréquenté par de nom- des marchandises est en- aux potentiels existants, une touristes de même quʼils breuses compagnies aéri- gagée à la Banque Centrale progression notable de la suscitent un grand intérêt ennes africaines de l'Ouest Guinéenne (BCRG), à la situation a été observée. lors de foires commerciales tels que : Air Ivoire, le Bénin Avec les progrès réalisés internationales. Golf Air et Slok Airlines et dans des domaines tels que - Télécommunications: par dʼautres compagnies celui du café, des planta- Depuis 1984, un programme dʼAfrique du Nord et dʼEu- tions de caoutchouc, des a été mis en œuvre pour rope : Brussels Airlines, Air fruits et du coton, les per- développer et moderniser France et Royal Air Maroc. spectives à moyen terme les télécommunications. En * Le transport ferrovier en restent encourageants. Les Juillet 1992, une loi a été Guinée: La Guinée possède banques commerciales promulguée pour réorganis- 1,086 km de chemins de fer. privées actuellement éta- er le secteur, suite à cela, Cela comprend 279 km du banque locale de l'importa- blies en Guinée sont entre deux entités autonomes ont total de 1,435 mm et de 807 teur et au sein dʼune entre- autres: été créés en 1993: lʼOffice km à 1000 mm. Celui-ci prise privée chargée d'in- - La Société Générale des des Postes de Guinée comprend 662 km en serv- specter l'envoi avant l'em- Banques de Guinée (OPG) et la Société des ice de support commun de barquement. (SGBG) avec deux succur- Télécommunications de Kankan à Conakry. Trois Ce contrôle nécessaire sales (Conakry et Kankan). Guinée (SOTELGUI). Après compagnies ferroviaires dif- donne lieu à la délivrance Leurs clients représentent une première phase, le cap- férentes sont actuellement d'un certificat de vérification environ 25%; itale de la 2e compagnie a en exploitation en Guinée: dans lequel la marchandise - La Banque Internationale été ouvert à l'actionnariat "Chemin de fer de Guinée» a besoin seulement de la pour le Commerce et privé, mais le gouvernement (ONCFG), "Chemins de fer déclaration en douane ainsi l'Industrie en Guinée détient toujours 60% des de la Compagnie des Bau- que l'expédition et les docu- (BICIGUI) avec onze bran- actions. En conformité avec xites de Guinée" - "Chemin ments de transport. À l'ex- ches. Ils ont la plus grande les conditions du contrat, la de fer Conakry" (CBG) et ception du contrôle de pré- part du marché, environ SOTELGUI a développé la «Chemin de fer de Boké ". embarquement, la procé- 38%; téléphonie de base et des - Investissements étran- dure se présente symétri- - L'Union Internationale des cabines téléphoniques pub- gers: quement à l'opposé dans le Banques en Guinée (UIBG) liques. Bien que la capacité Les deux principaux docu- cas de l'exportation. Le avec environ 12% de part du du réseau soit en constante ments de la réglementation Change étranger est obtenu marché; amélioration, lʼoffre reste juridique relative aux in- par l'intermédiaire du mar- - La Banque Islamique de faible par rapport à la vestissements étrangers ché interbancaire de devis- Guinée (BIG), la première demande croissante de la sont le Code des investisse- es. banque privée à ouvrir en clientèle. À cet effet, le gou- ments datant 1987 et le Co- * Commerce extérieur: Guinée; vernement a permis lʼappari- de de l'activité économique L'objectif assigné au com- - La Banque Populaire tion de nouvelles sociétés de lʼannée 1992. Le Code merce extérieur est d'assur- Marocco-Guinéenne privées de télécommunica- des investissements de er la commercialisation et la (BPMG) avec une part de tion: AREEBA, ORANGE, 1987 énumère et définit les promotion des exportations marché de près de 7%; CELCOM et bien dʼautres. principes de la juridiction de biens. La stratégie visant - Ecobank. - Transport: guinéenne relatifs aux in- à relancer les exportations * Artisanat: Ce secteur a été * L'aéroport international de vestissements étrangers. de produits agricoles vise à développé en raison de la Conakry est situé dans la Voici la liste des principes accroître la production et à grande et riche diversité cul- capitale de la République de les plus importants: le libre trouver des débouchés sur turelle du pays. Les princi- Guinée. Il est divisé en ter- transfert des bénéfices à l'é- les marchés sous-régionaux pales activités dans le tranger; l'égalité juridique et internationaux. Depuis secteur sont: la teinture, la entre un étranger et un Gui- 1985, l'exportation des pro- cordonnerie, la sculpture / s- néen, une personne morale duits agricoles a augmenté culpture du bois, poterie et et une personne physique; de manière significative ébénisterie. Les produits garantie légale d'expropria- grâce à la réactivation de la découlant de ces activités tion et de nationalisation, l'é- production du café, du sont principalement com- galité juridique des entre- coton, de lʼhuile de palme, mercialisés sur le marché prises publiques et privées; de fruits et de légumes. local. Néanmoins, en raison la libre importation de l'équi-

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pement et la libre exporta- cle de l'annexe, il est précisé lic, nous pouvons distinguer le droit exclusif de gérer l'en- tion des produits finis; la que dans des cas exception- les six principales manières treprise et d'exécuter toutes gestion de la production li- nels le Comité national d'in- dʼintroduction du capital les opérations financières. bre et le libre choix d'un vestissement pourrait per- étranger suivantes : Au terme de la concession, partenaire. mettre dʼintroduire des capi- * Le support technique: En l'entreprise dans sa totalité Le Code fixe également une taux privés dans les domai- règle générale, ce type d'ac- sera sous le contrôle du liste de domaines priori- nes protégés. Aujourdʼhui la tivité économique ne con- gouvernement. taires et garanti que les libéralisation économique stitue pas une expérience * Création d'une société bénéfices de l'État soient en Guinée a atteint le point assez longue pour avoir une anonyme offre lʼopportunité accordés aux investisseurs où le Code des investisse- forte influence sur la poli- dʼavoir une grande influence étrangers qui sont engagés ments de 1987 nʼest plus en tique d'une entreprise. sur la politique d'une entre- dans l'une des branches phase avec la réalité et né- * La délégation d'un prise dans le cas où lʼon citées. Cette liste a été cessite une révision immédi- représentant à la direction possède des actions en modifiée par le décret ate. L'augmentation dras- générale d'une entreprise majorité Présidentiel du 30 Juin tique de la part des capitaux permet à un étranger de * La privatisation: une per- 1995. Selon ce décret, les étrangers dans ce qui était sʼimmiscer dans la gestion sonne privée prend posses- secteurs suivants sont con- autrefois considérés comme d'une entreprise d'État, mais sion de l'entreprise et fournit sidérés comme prioritaires: domaines protégés confir- ceci nʼest pas valable pour les moyens nécessaires à le secteur agricole (en parti- ment cela. Le cas des serv- le secteur privé. son développement con- culier les cultures vivrières), ices de télécommunication, * Bail d'une entreprise, per- stant et à son fonction- le secteur industriel, l'éle- de la SOTELGUI, la SEEG met à une personne dʼassur- nement. vage, la pêche, la produc- Société de l'eau d'alimenta- er la gestion courante d'un Les capitaux étrangers oc- tion d'engrais, l'assurance- tion – au sein desquels les service public. Dans ce cas, cupent une place importante maladie et de l'éducation, le capitaux étrangers constitue le gouvernement a le droit dans le secteur public de la tourisme, la construction et une partie considérable de exclusif de réglementer les Guinée et le gouvernement les activités bancaires. leur financement reste un investissements de même guinéen continue de régle- Ce décret a également exemple tangible. Les direc- que les prix des produits menter ce domaine et se réparti la Guinée en 4 zones tions de ces entreprises sont finis (la SOGEL compagnie réserve le droit de trancher économiques, de manière à nominalement guinéens, d'électricité peut être citée dans toutes les questions ce que chacune dʼelle pos- mais lʼassistance est comme un bon exemple). qui se posent. Le Code de sède son propre bénéfice et assurée par un personnel * Concession: Dans ce cas, l'activité économique de système de privilèges com- 1992 établit le principe de la pte tenu de son niveau de réciprocité des régimes: développement. L'annexe I c'est-à-dire quʼun citoyen du Code des investisse- étranger peut s'engager ments porte sur les limita- librement dans toutes les tions d'activités juridiques / activités économiques en personne physique étran- Guinée à condition qu'un gère. Dans le secteur de citoyen guinéen se voit l'édition et la télévision / accorder un droit de par- radio, les étrangers ne sont ticiper à des activités iden- pas autorisés à détenir plus tiques dans le pays de 40% des actions et il leur étranger. Mais ce principe ait interdit de diriger une n'est pas toujours valable. entreprise de mass média. Les citoyens des pays L'annexe II contient la liste développés peuvent se trou- des domaines protégés de ver en situation de mono- l'économie guinéenne où les pole, et en Guinée un capitaux privés - à la fois étranger jouit des mêmes nationaux et étrangers – ne privilèges qu'un Guinéen, sont pas autorisés. mais il est tenu de respecter La liste comprend: l'électric- les dispositions de la Loi de ité, l'approvisionnement en 1994 sur l'entrée des eau, les services de poste, étrangers en Guinée et leur la production et la vente étranger (experts techni- une société morale de droit séjour. Outre, le Code des d'armement. Dans le 2e arti- ciens). Dans le secteur pub- privé / personne physique a investissements datant de

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1987 et le Code de l'activité physiques et morales de Cette Ambassade est au- connu cinq grandes ses- économique de lʼannée nationalité guinéenne ou jourd'hui dirigée par un sions de coopération 1992, la question relative à étrangère. Chargé d'Affaires en la per- bilatérale, la dernière a eu l'activité économique étran- sonne de Son Excellence lieu a Rabat en 2002. Une gère est abordée dans dif- o Diplomatie: Monsieur Aboubacar SYLLA sixième session qui devait férents actes sectoriels, tels La République de Guinée qui, avec une équipe avoir lieu en 2004 n'a tou- que le Code de la mer / est représentée par une dynamique, se bat pour le jours pas vu le jour. Sa pêche et le Code minier de Ambassade au Royaume du renforcement de la coopéra- tenue permettra de réaliser 1995. L'autorisation pour Maroc qui assure, notam- tion bilatérale entre la plusieurs projets communs exploiter le diamant et les ment, le suivi de la coopéra- République de Guinée et le relevant des secteurs métaux précieux est action avec le CIDC, depuis Royaume du Maroc. Cette économiques et culturels. cordée aux personnes les ères de lʼindépendance. relation diplomatique a

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THE WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (WAEMU) / UEMOA

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BACKGROUND joint actions and possibly of THE WAEMU COMMIS- sible for achieving the effec- The West African Economic common policies including SION tive involvement of the pri- and Monetary Union the following areas: human The WAEMU Commission vate sector in the process (WAEMU) was established re-sources, planning, agri- has the enforcement author- of the WAEMUʼs integration. by the Treaty signed at culture, energy, industry, ity delegated by the Council As an economic regional Dakar on 10 January 1994 mining, transportation, infra- of Ministers. It can ask the community, the WAEMU by the Heads of States and structure and telecommuni- Court of Justice for Member plays a key role in regional Governments of seven cations ; States to fulfill their obliga- governance. It defines the countries in West Africa * To harmonize, to the tions under the Community processes by which the having in common the use extent necessary for the law. eight member countries of a common currency, the proper functioning of the shall harmonize their poli- CFA. These are Benin, common market, the laws of CONTROL ORGANS cies, the development of a Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Member States and particu- * The Court of Justice: common market and collec- Mali, Niger, Senegal and larly the system of taxation. The Court of Justice en- tive decision-making in gen- Togo. sures the uniform interpreta- eral. The Treaty came into force WAEMU ORGANS tion of the Community law In seven years, the WAEMU on 1st August 1994, after * The Conference of Heads and its implementation. It Member States have har- ratification by Member Sta- of State: settles disputes between monized their particular tes. Guinea-Bissau be- It is the supreme authority of member states or between business law and account- came the eighth member the Union and determines the Union and its agents. It ing information system of state of the Union on May any question which could is composed of judges, one non-financial firms. 2nd, 1997. not find a solution by unani- from each State, appointed The establishment of a mous agreement of the for a six years term. regional financial market is OBJECTIVES OF WAEMU Council of Ministers. It * The Court of Auditors: represented by the estab- * To strengthen the compet- decides on the possible The Court of Auditors audits lishment of a regional stock itiveness of economic and accession of new members the accounts of the Union exchange (BRVM) on Sep- financial activities of the and notes the withdrawal or bodies and reliability of fis- tember 18th, 1998. The Member States as part of an exclusion of participants. It cal data necessary for the Customs Union came into open and competitive mar- meets at least once a year exercise of multilateral sur- effect on 1st January 2000, ket and a rationalized and and takes decisions unani- veillance. date of the implementation harmonized legal environ- mously. * The Parliamentary Com- of the Common External ment ; * The Council of Ministers: mittee: The Parliamentary Tariff. * To ensure the performance Chaired by the Minister of Committee is an advisory The Union area has 72 mil- and convergence of eco- Finance of the Republic of entity, which facilitates dis- lion inhabitants, 30% of the nomic policies of Member Guinea-Bissau, the Council cussions on integration. It population of West Africa States by establishing a of Ministers sets monetary receives the annual report and covers an area of 3.5 multilateral surveillance pro- policy and credit of the of the Commission and million km2. According to cedure between Member Union to ensure the preser- expresses ratios or resolu- recent statistics, the GDP of States ; vation of the common cur- tions. the countries that form it * To create a common mar- rency and to fund the activi- * Parliamentary Committee was valued at approximate- ket based on the free move- ty and economic develop- Membership: it has 40 ly one third of GDP in the ment of persons, goods, ment of member states. members and meets at least sub-region. services, capital and the The Council shall meet at once a year. Within the WAEMU, the right of establishment of least twice a year and takes * Advisory bodies: micro-finance sector pre- self-employed or employed, decisions unanimously. It is - The Regional Consular dominately consists of as well as a common exter- up to change the definition Chamber: mutual or cooperative sav- nal tariff and trade policy ; of the monetary unit and to The Regional Consular ings and credit institutions, * To establish a coordination determine accordingly the Chamber is an advisory which operate as non-gov- of national sectoral policies statement of parity of the body, established by the ernment organizations and for the implementation of currency of the Union. Treaty of Union. It is respon- associations. In 1993, the

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WAEMU Council of Minis- Burkina Faso in 2009, in The Central Bank also pro- financial relations. In that ters adopted the PARMEC Niger in 2010, and Togo and vides assistance to the respect, it notably establish- law to regulate mutual or Cote d'Ivoire in 2011. It will Governments of the Mem- es the balance of payments cooperative savings and become operational once it ber States of the Union at of the States. credit institutions. In 1996, is adopted by the final their request in relation with the Council of Ministers WAEMU member country, international financial and Other activities adopted a framework con- Benin. BCEAO issued inst- monetary institutions and its The Central Bank takes an vention to be used for insti- ructions on the decentral- negotiations concerning the active part in the discussion tutions that do not meet the ized financial systems and conclusion of international with the partners of the registration criteria outlined consumer protection-related financial agreements. It may Franc Zone concerning the under the PARMEC law. A transparency in late 2010. be charged with the execu- reform of the insurance, major purpose of this frame- The Central Bank of West tion of such agreements on social security provisions, work convention was to pro- African States is also res- conditions determined by savings mobilisation, busi- vide operating and monitor- ponsible for the manage- conventions approved by ness law, the Franc Zone ing procedures for financial ment of the monetary policy the Board of Directors. As Monitoring Office for eco- intermediaries working in of the WAMU Member regards in particular the nomic trends and regional informal sectors. States. This monetary policy relations of the Member training centres. In 2007, the Council of is aimed at: States with the International The Central Bank has Ministers adopted a new law - adjusting global liquidity in Monetary Fund, the Central developed a training policy establishing regulations for the economy according to Bank acts as a fiscal agent for its staff members which it decentralized financial sys- the evolution of the econom- in accordance with the pro- has subsequently extended tems, which will repeal and ic situation, so as to ensure visions of the Agreement of to banks and financial insti- replace both the PARMEC price stability, and promot- September 24, 1981, signed tutions, economic and finan- law and the framework con- ing economic growth. between BCEAO and Mem- cial administrations of Mem- vention. As compared to the The Central Bank defines ber States. ber States and of some sub- PARMEC law, the decentral- the regulations applicable to The Central Bank may also regional countries. This ized financial systems bill banks and financial institu- lend its assistance in the training is provided by the provides regulations for tions and ensures the definition, harmonisation West African Centre for both deposit and non- supervision of their activi- and application of the regu- Banking Studies and Trai- deposit taking micro-finance ties. lations governing external ning (COFEB), which is institutions. More located at the specifically, this bill Head Office of provides for the shar- BCEAO. The ing of supervision bet- creation of this ween the Central Bank centre was of West African States motivated by (BCEAO),WAEMU the necessity Banking Commission, to harmonise which is mainly res- the training of ponsible for the organ- the banking ization and implemen- sector senior tation of controls for executives financial institutions, and to give to and the respective it a more re- Ministry of Finance for gional each member country. scope. The decentralized financial systems bill was passed in Guinea Bissau and Senegal in 2008, in Mali and WAEMU / UEMOA Headquarters

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Malaysia Airlines

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The levers of international competitiveness of SMEs

By Brahim Allali, Ph.D. Professor at HEC Montreal and International Affairs Consultant

SMEs constitute the most- tiveness? Thus, with a view the centrality of the SMEs' of being a stranger in a mar- preponderant type of enter- to answering these ques- leader who makes it play a ket which is itself stranger; prise in all countries with tions, ICDT has commis- leading role in managing the handicap of being new, that percentages varying bet- sioned a study on the sub- company and its export is to say that it is unknown ween 90 and 99% depend- ject to an international process. Thus, according to and with no image in the for- ing on the definition used. In expert. Such a study is to be his/her profile, attitudes and eign market. However, in addition to this prevalence, published by the Centre in a ambitions, the leader can several countries, cus- SMEs are also known for few weeks. lead the company to interna- tomers only buy brands they other virtues, notably, job The study in question imme- tionalize or remain local, know well; finally, the handi- creation, local development, diately notes that, contrary then the competitive advan- cap of small size, which innovation... etc. However, to an assumption underlying tage of SMEs is often based stands for the limited resou- when considering the SMEs' most of the SME support on its proximity to all part- rces allowing to invest in percentage in the export programs, these are not ners of the business and in building an image and in the effort, it comes out their low miniatures of large compa- particular with its customers. consolidation of market participation rates often nies. In other words, the But the adventure of SMEs knowledge. below 10%. Wishing to tools and techniques in in foreign markets neutral- A recent study by the ITC in increase the engagement of place to help them start from izes this advantage and puts two OIC member countries, SMEs in export, all coun- the implicit assumption that the company in a situation namely Burkina Faso and tries' governments imple- they will react in the same where the perception of bar- Morocco, reveals that ex- ment a package of meas- way as large companies. Do riers is amplified. porting SMEs also face pro- ures including tax and finan- not we say that "who can do With regard to barriers and tectionism from foreign cial incentives. more can do less"? So, if in addition to those inside countries as well as difficul- Nevertheless, it is clear that these measures have the company and arising ties of implementation of in most developing coun- proven effective in the con- from the weakness of its certain measures in their tries, including many OIC text of large enterprises, resources and expertise, own country. countries, these measures they should, logically, be rel- SMEs are also confronted The final chapter of ICDT's are far from being fruitful. evant, even more relevant with difficulties that conceals study provides a set of What are the reasons for the for SMEs. However, reality its business environment measures to improve the sterility of these measures? teaches us that nothing is both locally and internation- competitiveness of SME What are the barriers that less true. Indeed, SMEs ally. Several types are used exporters including the pro- prevent SMEs to become have characteristics that in the literature to categorize motion of collaborative fo- more involved in foreign make a species very differ- these barriers and difficul- rms of export such as clus- markets? How to enable ent from that of large enter- ties. One of them states that ters, industrial districts, the these SMEs to overcome prises. Two of these charac- SMEs which are internation- export consortium, porting to these barriers and improve teristics seem particularly alized are faced with the fol- Export and the management their international competi- important to mention: First, lowing disabilities: disability company for export.

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IMPORTANCE OF THE REGIONAL INTEGRATION OF THE LEAGUE OF ARAB STATES

The League of Arab Statesʼ Foreign trade The League of Arab States region has one of the lowest levels of intra-regional trade in the world (11-12%) despite preferential market access and significant cultural homogeneity. Thus, trade potential exists but is as yet untapped and evaluat- ed to 1.5 trillion US$ in 2010. The LAS countries foreign trade reach in 2010 a value of 740.2 billion US$ i.e. 21% of increase comparing to 2009 due to the soaring prices of food and energy products worldwide against the intra-trade of LAS evaluat- ed to 88.3 billion US$ in 2010 i.e. 12% of LAS foreign trade.

Evolution of the Foreign Trade of the League of Arab States (LAS)

Arab League trade share in 2010 (ITC, 2012)

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Thus, the trade of LAS with OECD and Developing Countries (DCs) is about 80% of all LAS foreign trade in 2010 except- ing oil products. The intra-trade of LAS is appreciable (>20%) with Palestine, Oman, Somalia and Bahrain due to the geographical proximity, the importance of level of demand of some products made by some LAS and also the existence of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements.

Weighted average tariffs

10-21%

1-2%

0-0.3%

This is a result of many factors including: Some Preferential Trade Agreements (PTAs) concluded * dominance of oil for many economies in the Arab coun- by Arab countries tries; * similarity of production and export structures; Very few Arab countries have engaged in actual prevalence of non-tariff barriers; regional commitments: * lack of political will and weak institutional mechanisms; Arab countries PTAs with other trading partners are * Services constitute a large share of GDP in almost all considered GATS-plus PTAs. This has been the case Arab economies (regional average more than 50%). with countries who have signed PTAs with the US - Arab countries have comparative advantage in a wide including Morocco, Oman and Bahrain. array of services e.g. Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan in its PTAs with US and Singapore where com- Yemen in travel and transport services, mitments have been based on a positive list approach; - Egypt and Saudi Arabia in other business services, Morocco, Bahrain, and Oman in their PTAs with the - Egypt in construction; US, where their commitments have been based on a - Regional trade in services can act as engine for growth negative list approach. and integration among Arab countries, especially capital Jordan, Morocco, Bahrain and Oman PTAs with US and labor movements (the two main devices of services seem to have deep liberalization as compared to their trade) are in better position in terms of mobility and integra- original GATS commitments in the WTO. tion when compared to merchandise trade.

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Conclusion obstacles within the Greater tion; gapore issues» - invest- - Regional integration requi- Arab Free Trade Area - Invest in capacity building ment, competition policy or res efforts beyond the (GAFTA) and skills development par- government procurement – removal of ʻconventionalʼ * Foster public-private dia- ticularly for women; which have been excluded tariffs: logue with the goal of - Improve business environ- from the agenda of multilat- * Tariff preferences do not removing burdensome obs- ment and strengthen trade eral negotiations. FTAs thus automatically translate into tacles to trade, thereby support institutions. constitute a major vehicle for integration. assisting companies be- FTAs can result in some deeper integration, with * Non-tariff obstacles signifi- come more competitive export gains, and possibly potential risks. cantly hamper intra-LAS - Expand the services sec- increased FDI flows, but the trade: tors in order to create new size and durability of these . especially in manufacturing jobs, particularly for women benefits – highly uncertain. . especially due to SPS and - as women are not well rep- FTAs will most likely lead to TBT measures and Rules of resented in the current an increase in imports with Origin industrial sectors; impact for the trade balance ICDT, ITC . Necessary to fully imple- - Focus on innovation and and the external debt posi- ment the provisions related skills intensive sectors with tion. to elimination of non-tariff high potential for value addi- Most FTAs include «Sin-

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TRADE REGULATIONS & AGREEMENTS

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Turkey sign Customs Agreement

The Director General of Saudi Customs signed in Istanbul, Republic of Turkey, with Undersecretary of Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade a cooperation agreement on trade exchanges between the two countries on May 21st, 2012. On the sidelines of the signing ceremony, the constructive cooperation between the customs of the two countries was praised.

Malaysia and Australia sign a Free Trade Agreement

It was reported on May 21st, 2012 that a free trade agreement (FTA) would be signed between Malaysia with the hope that it would help fast-track ongoing talks with China, South Korea and Japan. Under the liberalization agreement with Malaysia, 97.6 percent of tariffs on Australian goods sold there will be eliminated at once and will rise to 99 percent by 2017. The services sector will gain increased access to the market, including the ability to become majority owners in Malaysian businesses. In return, Australia will accelerate the removal of tariffs which was due to happen by 2020, to make it occur immediately. It is to be noted that Malaysia is an important economic partner and a regional neighbour for Australia and that the agreement would culminate negotiations that began in 2005. Kuala Lumpur ranks as Canberra's third-largest trading partner in ASEAN and the 10th biggest overall.

Discussion about the Signature of an MoU between CIS Countries to define future cooperation goals The sixth session of the Council of the CIS Finance Ministers was held on May 23rd, 2012 in Astana in order to discuss the financial and economic situation in the CIS countries. The session discussed a plan of action to implement the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the finance ministries of the CIS Countries, issues of financial risk given the background of the current global instability and other issues. Additionally, the finance ministers identified goals for future cooperation.

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Outcomes of the Seminar on the Framework Agreement on the Trade Preferential System among the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to the benefit of the Members of the League of Arab States Kuwait, May 14th-15th, 2012

Within the framework of the from different Institutions, and to inform them about dard of living (production technical assistance provid- namely: the Ministry of Tra- the latest development of and operation) in Member ed by the Islamic Centre for de and Industry, the Ministry the trade negotiations bet- States, noting that tariff, Development of Trade to the of Finance, the Chamber of ween Member States. He non-tariff and para-tariff bar- Member States of the Orga- Commerce and Industry and carried on that the seminar riers are the more frequent nisation of Islamic Coope- the General Administration would also contribute to tools used by Member ration in the field of trade of Customs from Kuwait; the strengthen relationships bet- States to exercise control negotiations and in the Ministry of Trade and Indus- ween ICDT and the State of over foreign trade. implementation of ICDT's try and the Ministry of Na- Kuwait. On the sidelines of the work program for the year tional Economy of Oman; seminar, Dr. El Hassane 2012 adopted by the 28th the Cooperation Council for Objectives of the seminar: HZAINE, Director General of session of its Board of the Arab States of the Gulf; The seminar aimed through the Centre, paid a courtesy Directors, the Centre organ- the Ministry of Commerce the different presentations to visit to His Excellency the ized in cooperation with the and Industry from the King- clarify the objectives and Minister of Trade and In- Ministry of Industry and dom of Saudi Arabia; the principles of the Trade Pre- dustry of the State of Kuwait. Trade of the State of Kuwait COMCEC Coordination Of- ferential System among the He also held a working a seminar on the "Frame- fice and the Islamic Centre Member States of the Or- meeting with His Excellency work Agreement on the Tra- for Development of Trade, ganisation of Islamic Co- the Deputy Minister and HE de Preferential System which participated with a operation and the various the Assistant Undersecre- among the Member States delegation headed by Dr. El options with regard to trade tary for Foreign Trade and of the Organisation of Isla- Hassane HZAINE, Director negotiations. It also cast a seized the opportunity to mic Cooperation to the be- General, who pointed out on spotlight on the methodolo- present the Centre's activi- nefit of the Members of the the occasion, that the organ- gies offered as regards ties and expressed his will- League of Arab States" on ization of the seminar fell trade negotiations. The main ingness to work with the May 14th -15th, 2012 in the within the framework of the function of the Trade Prefer- Kuwaiti authorities in the State of Kuwait. This semi- activities carried out by ential System among the field of trade promotion and nar aimed to introduce this ICDT with a view to over- Member States of the Or- investment. In this regard, system, explain its require- coming the obstacles that ganisation of Islamic Co- Dr. HZAINE laid stress on ments and stimulate the hinder trade, represented in operation consists in provid- the care provided by the Arab countries, which have tariff and non-tariff barriers ing the framework of a har- Secretary General of the not yet announced their and within ICDT's activities monious agreement, which Organisation of Islamic Co- accession to the system, to carried out to the benefit of facilitates the exchange of operation, HE Prof. Dr. speed up the procedures for the Member States of the trade concessions between Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU, completing the signature Organisation of Islamic Co- the Member States of the to strengthen cooperation and ratification of the said operation so as to get them Organisation of Islamic Coo- with Kuwait in all fields, framework agreement. acquainted with the frame- peration, which constitutes especially those involved in The seminar was attended work Agreement on the an essential means to stimu- the Islamic Commercial and by more than 45 specialists Trade Preferential System late trade and raise the stan- Economic work.

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Tourism in Kuwait is today a distinct economic sector thanks to its financial and social returns

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Outcomes of the National Seminar for the popularization of ICDT’s and IDB’s Group Services June 7th, 2012 - Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco

Within the framework of the with the support of the sented the latest develop- of the IDB Group presented promotion of the services of Regional Office of the IDB ments in the field of trade the services related to fi- both the Islamic Centre for Group in Rabat, a "National between the OIC Member nancing and export insur- Development of Trade Seminar for the populariza- States, the OIC Fairs and ance. (ICDT) and the Group of tion of ICDTʼs and IDBʼs Exhibitions to be organized They participated in this Islamic Development Bank Group Services" to the ben- by the Centre, the Trade meeting, the Presidents of (IDB), ICDT organized in efit of the public and private Information Network for Is- the Regional Chambers of collaboration with the Fo- Moroccan operators on Ju- lamic Countries (TINIC) and Commerce and Industries reign Department of the ne 7th, 2012 at Royal Man- the Trade Preferential Sys- and the representatives of Ministry of Industry, Trade sour Hotel in Casablanca, tem among OIC Member professional associations, and New Technologies of Kingdom of Morocco. States (TPS/OIC). banks and Moroccan public the Kingdom of Morocco, On this occasion, ICDT pre- Likewise, the representative operators.

Solar Energy is a potential of Engine of growth for the Moroccan Economy

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The International Centre for Trade and Export Promotion of Guinea (CIEPEX)

Within its advisory kets. trading partners. It achieves mission to economic The services are aimed its mission of promoting the operators, the CIE- at to promote CIEPEX peas- Guinea basin as a rivileged PEX's objective is to ant and professional organi- destination through: identify and assess zations, economic operators - carrying out economic mis- the causes of the and exporters engaged in sions abroad to explore potential problems of increasing the collective investments; Presentation their business / market wealth of Guinea through - receiving foreign investors The International Centre for and suggest appropriate economic exchanges with in Guinea; Trade and Export Promotion solutions related to the ben- the world. - promoting projects in of Guinea (CIEPEX), as the eficiaries. CIEPEX activities aim to Guinea; only professional body in Exports make available all such - seeking Guinean and for- charge of organizing the The mission of CIEPEX in business and social informa- eign partners. trade fair events in Guinea, the field of export promotion tion that will allow production and which is considered as aims to help economic units to make strategic deci- the greatest platform to pro- agents to diversify their re- sions across the various ADDRESS mote the Country's trade is, venue streams and maxi- services it offers. in fact, the technical unit of mize revenue from market- Investment International Centre for the Ministry of Commerce, ing their products and ser- As Guinea is a world of Trade and Export Industry and SMEs whose vices in a sustainable way. investment opportunities to Promotion (CIEPEX) mission is to promote and The CIEPEX's contribution enter, thanks to its abun- Common Kaloum BP: 2000 boost Guinea's commercial to the development of Gui- dance in natural resources, Conakry, Republic of and economic exchanges nea's economy is based on the CIEPEX could develop Guinea and revitalize the capacity of two fields of expertise inter- over the years a close rela- Cell: (+224) 60 29 27 64/64 interference of businesses nationally: the capacity de- tionship with all Guinean 96 08 71/63 12 36 99 and professional organiza- velopment for export; and traders and serves as a Fax: +224 64 53 20 68 tions. the identification and prose- focal point for research of [email protected] cution of international mar- both Guinean and foreign

West African Development Bank (BOAD)

The West African Develop- became operational in 1976. Designed as a bank to pro- The ment Bank (BOAD) is a pub- Its member states are mote the integration and re- BOAD lic institution with an interna- Benin, Burkina, Côte d'Ivoi- gional solidarity, the BOAD inter- tional character aiming, re, Guinea Bissau, Mali, has been endowed with: venes under Article 2 of its Niger, Senegal and Togo. - financing the construction directly Constitution, at promoting By the WAEMU Treaty si- or improvement of infra- or thro- the Member States' bal- gned on January 10th, 1994 structure development, par- ugh anced development to and gotten into force on ticularly in the communica- subsi- achieve the economic inte- August 1st, 1994, the BOAD tions, hydraulic equipment, diaries gration of West Africa by has become a specialized electrical fields, ... and spe- financing priority develop- and autonomous Union - the improvement, the cre- cial ment projects. competing with full inde- ation or transfer of owner- funds established by the It was created by the pendence to realize the ship of the means of produc- Bank or national financial Agreement signed on No- objectives of the WAEMU tion and distribution in rural institutions. Its interventions vember 14th, 1973 and without prejudice. and industrial sector. can take the following forms:

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equity, loans and long-term the money to accelerate the based on the free movement average, downstream and regional integration. It is the of persons, goods, services, interest subsidy. overt expression of their capital and the right of the Member states, communi- awareness of the mutual establishment of a common ties and public institutions, benefits of membership in external tariff and a common financial institutions, organi- monetary union and the trade policy; ADDRESS: zations, companies and indi- need to preserve and stren- - establish coordination of viduals can also benefit from gthen the cohesion of the national sectoral policies its funding. latter. and implement joint actions To increase the effective- and possibly common poli- West African ness of its interventions, Objectives: cies, notably in the following Development Bank modulate its actions and The objectives of the areas: human resources, (BOAD) adapt the best, special funds UEMOA (Article 4 of the planning, transport and tele- 68, Avenue de la were created for fund en- Treaty) are to: communications, environ- Libération hancement, fund guaran- - strengthen the competitive- ment, agriculture, energy, in- Tel: (228) 221.59.06 / tees and redemptions, as ness of financial and eco- dustry and mining; 221.42.44 / 221.01.13 well as fund studies. nomic activities of member - harmonize the proper func- Fax:(228) 221.52.67 / states as part of an open tioning of the common mar- 221.72.69 The BOADʼs Role in the and competitive market and ket, the laws of the Member Telex:5289 BOAD UEMOA a rationalized and harmo- States and particularly the TG / 5336 BOAD TG Its role is to transform the nized legal environment; system of taxation. Email: monetary union into an eco- - ensure the convergence of [email protected] nomic and monetary union, member statesʼ economic in 1994, demonstrating the policies through the estab- willingness of Member Sta- lishment of a multilateral tes to extend the economic surveillance procedure; field, the solidarity that binds - create between member the monetary base, and use states a common market

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GUINEA Forum together with the Turkish maceutical raw materials, food, feed, Commercial Office in Kuala Lumpur, cosmetics, generic pharmaceutical Istanbul Electrical-Electronics, Machi- manufacturing, medical supplies & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS nery & ICT Exportersʼ Association dental equipment manufacturing, PARTNERS (Turkish Electro Technology – TET) pharmaceutical, hospital/ medical sup- We are seeking white long grain rice have an incoming delegation compris- plies and consumer goods distribution. under the following terms and condi- ing leading companies in the Electrical Address: tions: & Electronic Sectors. These compa- Mensa Building 3rd floor Jalan H.R. - Commodity: White long grain rice nies are looking for partners, agents Rasuna Said Kav B-34 -35 Kuningan - Specification: 25% broken and distributors in Malaysia and the Jakarta 12940 - Indonesia - Quantity: 12.500 x 12 =150.000 ASEAN Region. Phones : 5222468 (Hunting) MT Fax : 0062-21 5256337 5222467 - Shipment: 12.500 MT / Month OZMEN SERIGRAFI VE PAN- - Parking: 50 Kg New PP Bags TOGRAF SANAYI - ERSAN OZMEN - Destination: Conakry Turkish firm, located in Izmir, special- BANGLADESH - Price: CIF ized in serigraphy and trade, is look- - Payment: DLC ing for reciprocal production opportu- MASTER TRADE INTERNATIONAL We are also seeking ordinary nities. The firm also offers itself as a A Bangladeshi company specialized in Portland cement 42.5 under the fol- sub contractor in the field of serigra- ball-point pen manufacture wishes to lowing terms and conditions: phy for interested partners. The firm deal with Saudi companies. - Commodity: OPC 42.5 has been working on serigraphy since Contact person: M. A. Quddus, - Quantity: 12.500 x 12 =150.000 1988. With 23-years experience in Managing Director MT serigraphy and trade, the firm has Address: 30, Bangabandhu - Shipment: 12.500 MT / been regarded as the leader of the Avenue (5th Floor), G.P.O. Box Month printing sector in the Aegean region 792, Dhaka Bangladesh - Parking: 3 PLYS Craft with its professional staff and high- Tel: 880-2-9555678 paper water resistant tech machines. The firm has 375 Fax: 880-2-9563341 Destination: Conakry square-metres of closed working area Email: [email protected] Price: CIF and professional staff. The capacity of We are regularly selling: gold, mani- the firm is enough to handle the whole BINDEX INTERNATIONAL factured articles, mineral products, production process starting from draft We are a Bangladeshi company spe- petroleum products, tropical fruits, designs to production and printing. cialized in export of cement, aluminium wood, diamonds. Activities found in the offer: profile for windows and doors, PVC We are regularly buying: construc- Various types of printed matter and pipe, jute and jute bags. tion materials, financial services, articles for printing; We wish to deal with Saudi compa- food stuffs, manifacture articles, - Printing, publishing and related serv- nies. foods, petroluem products. ices. Contact Name: Manjur H Chisti, Chief - Our Contact: Address: Executive Sekou Kone, General Manager 2838. SOK. N°:10, K: 2-3, 1. SANAYI Address: 18-1 Shamsur Rahman International Business Partners SITESI Road, Khulna-9100, Bangladesh Tel : 00224 64 27 29 51 Zip Code: 35110 - District: Mersinli Tel: +880-41-722109 Fax : 00224 30 46 35 11 Province: İZMİR Fax: +880-41-730341 Conakry, Guinea Phone: +90-232-4336327 Email: [email protected] Fax: 4581828 E-mail: [email protected] TURKEY EGYPT INDONESIA COMPLIMENTARY NETWORKING FRESH FRUIT COMPANY & BUSINESS MATCHING Address = 14 Iran Street, Dokki Turkish Electrical & Electronics MENSA GROUP City, State & ZIP = Cairo Industry are looking for partners in Our group comprises several compa- Country = Egypt Malaysia. nies with diversified activity such as Phone = +2027619995 The Malaysia Global Business importing, exporting and trading phar- Fax = +2023379623

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Web Page: www.ffcegypt.com/con- 10th, 2012 its new machine GI360 KAZAKHSTAN tact.htm for the manufacture of building We have the best Henna quality all frameworks wrought iron (iron frame over the world. building No. 6). ERDANICO CO. LTD Person to Contact = Mrs. Zeinab To attract new consumers and cre- Exports licorice root Abdel Hamid ate a new trend in Tunisa, EIG Address: offers this machine until 31 15, Republic Square, December 2012 for a price of office 121124 - Almaty, UAE 120,000 dinar instead of 135,000 050013 Kazakhstan dinar. Tel: 7 (3272) 662094 CHC NAMEX General Trading Address: Fax: 7 (3272) 509143 L.L.C. Tunisia- manouba - 2011 Email: [email protected] We want to buy all kinds of slimming Phone: 20075865 tea, which contains the Chines Site Web: www.gitunisie.com JORDAN Herbal, from manufacturers or sup- pliers from China. We need a huge AL MANSOOR PLASTIC FACTORY amounts, so if you have the products BURKINA FASO based in Jordan. We produce all in stock and have interest in cooper- kinds of plastic bags (HDPE, LDPE, ating with us, please contact us and AJAO (ASSOCIATION OF YOUNG Tshirt, shopping, etc...).We produce send the details and quotation of the ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN OF all kinds of plastic bags in a very high product. OUAGADOUGOU) quality. Mansur Industries plant all We are regularly selling: cotton tow- Description: Sales of fruit: mango, kinds of plastic bags In cooperation els, bath towels, silk scarves, lug- shea nuts, either fresh or raw nuts or with the Foundation for bone Amer gage, trolley, laminate flooring, solar walnuts cooked or processed into Brokerage & Investment. The factory panels. consumable peanut. produces all kinds of plastic bags of Our contact: Partnership sought: Commercial various sizes, colors and printing. Xie Rui Yin, Sales Executive partner (import-export). The prices ranging from 1600 to $ Tel: 971-04-4471415 Address: Rue 19 Nossin secteur 19 2000 depending on demand and Fax : 971-04-4471416 Ouaga according to many things and condi- Dubai - United Arab Emirates Ouagadougou, Kadioge tions of: Tel: +225 05629970 (22613) - measurement of the bag ; RAFI MARBLE & BUILDING - thickness of the bag ; MATERIALS LLC - the quality of the bag (raw materi- Wishes to import marble, granite, NIGERIA als) by demand ; tile and building materials. - is there a print on the bag or not and Tel : +971-6-5437136 HENZINI INTERNATIONAL LTD how much color printing ; Fax : +971-6-5436851 We basically deal in the export of - quantity required. E-mail: [email protected] commodity crops, such as soya Method of payment be 50% of the bean, cashew, chilli pepper, cotton, value of load at the agreement and AL TECH DIGI PAINTS LLC. sesame seeds, timber, coffee, cocoa, the remainder upon completion and A Company specializing in technolo- rubber, cassava, vanilla, etc. We also before the exit of the car from the gy transfer for editing photos in T- assist foreign companies advertise factory (in the early stages of the shirts, plates and wood, provides its their wares/services in Nigeria and deal) services. other countries in the sub-region of Ahmed Alkilani Tel: +971 4 2869325 West Africa. Sales & Marketing Manager Fax: +971 4 2869365 Address: AL-Mansour plastic ind.,factory E-mail: [email protected] N°.9, IFE Oluwa Street, Adeoni Amman -Jordan Estate, Ojodu, Ikeja, Lagos 2341, Tel: 00962 5 3652000 Nigeria Fax: 00962 5 3650904 TUNISIA Phone: 234 1 793 3246 Mob: 00962 79 7442945 E-mail: Skype: ahmedalklani GENERAL INDUSTRIAL [email protected] Email: ENGINEERING [email protected] It has officially launched on January

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Vision 2020: the new strategy aiming at strengthening tourism as an engine of economic, social and cultural development of Morocco

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The Central Bank of the States of West Africa

The Central Bank of the States of West Africa (BCEAO) is the central bank common to the eight member states of the West African Monetary Union (WAMU), notably: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. The BCEAO is a public institution whose headquarters is in Dakar, Senegal. In addition to the issue of banknotes and coins in the Member States of the Union under its exclusive privilege, the BCEAO is in charge of: - the centralization of foreign exchange reserves of the Union;

- to promote the smooth operation, supervision and safety of payment systems in WAMU, - to implement policy changes to WAMU in the conditions adopted by the Council of Ministers, - to manage the official foreign reserves of the WAMUʼs Member Sta- tes. The Central Bank may conduct, in respect of monetary equilibrium, assignments or projects that contribute to improving the environment of monetary policy, diversification and strengthening of the financial system of WAMU and technical and professional capacities in the banking and financial sector.

BCEAO HQ, Dakar-Senegal Organs The organs of the - management of monetary policy of the Unionʼs member states; BCEAO are: the Gover- - bookkeeping Treasures of the Unionʼs States; nor, the Monetary Policy - the definition of the banking law applicable to banks and financial institutions. Committee, the Board of Directors, the Audit Com- Missions mittee and the National The the Central Bank of the States of West Africa (BCEAO) has the following basic tasks: Councils of Credit. - to define and implement monetary policy within the WAMU; - to ensure the stability of the banking and financial system of the WAMU;

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The Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa (OHADA)

The Organization for the UNCITRAL Model Arbitra- Harmonization of Business tion Law, its purpose is to Law in Africa (OHADA) was promote arbitration as an created in 1993 by an inter- efficient means to settle dis- national treaty with the goal putes. to overcome the legal and The Uniform Act on Arbitra- judicial insecurities in its tion (the Uniform Act) does member states. not limit arbitration to com- OHADA is a system of busi- mercial and professional ness laws and institutions matters; individuals and cor- adopted by 17 West and porate bodies alike may Central African nations: Be- refer their dispute to arbitra- nin, Burkina Faso, Came- tion. roon, Central African Repu- blic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Democratic Re- public of the Congo, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, Niger, Republic of the Con- Address: - General commercial law; adopted a Uniform Act of go, Senegal, and Togo, to Organization for the - Company law; Arbitration (the Uniform Act), establish a uniform legal Harmonisation of - Secured transactions; which sets out the basic framework governing com- Business Law in Africa - Debt recovery and enforce- rules for any arbitration merce and investment in the (OHADA) ment law; where the seat of arbitration region. Permanent Secretariat - Bankruptcy law; is an OHADA member state. 01 BP 8702 Abidjan 01 - Arbitration law; The Uniform Act on Arbitra- Areas Governed By Côte d'Ivoire - Accounting law; tion (the Uniform Act) gov- OHADA Laws: Telephone: Law relating to the trans- erns any arbitration taking Under OHADA, the following + 237 2 221 09 05 portation of goods by road place in an OHADA member Uniform Acts have been Fax: state, whether the arbitration adopted, superseding any + 237 2 221 67 45 The OHADA Uniform Act involves parties from an existing laws of the member of Arbitration OHADA country or from a states governing the same In 1999, OHADA States foreign State. Framed on the areas:

The craft sector

is an economic activity conducive to the professional development in Algeria

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The African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI)

The African Intellectual Pro- desire to promote the effec- filing in each member State. African Intellectual Property perty Organisation (OAPI) is tive contribution of intellectu- OAPIʼs mission includes: Organisation render better the institution created and al property to the develop- - The issuance of protection quality services. vested with the powers to ment of their States on the titles. - create conducive condi- manage intellectual property one hand and concerned on - Documentation and infor- tions for enhancing the and related issues within 16 the other, to protect intellec- mation. value of research findings Member States: Benin, tual property rights on their - Promotion of technological and for domestic companies Burkina Faso, Cameroon, territories in an effective and development. to make use of technological Central African Republic, uniform manner. For each of innovations. Chad, Congo, Cote dʼIvoire, the member States, the Objectives: Organs of OAPI: These are Gabon, Guinea-Conakry, organization shall serve To contribute to the attain- the Administrative Council, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauri- both as the National Indus- ment of the industrial deve- the Directorate General and tania, Niger, Senegal, Togo trial Property Office. The lopment objectives of Mem- the High Commission of and Equatorial Guinea. This institutionalization of OAPI is ber States through the achi- Appeal. organization was created by an indication of the Africanʼs evement of the following Subject Matter protected the Bangui Accord of 02 drive towards globalization. specific objectives: at OAPI: March 1977 which constitut- States voluntarily surrender - ensure the protection and . Patents for an invention; ed the Revision of the national sovereignty for re- publication of intellectual . Utility Models for inventions Libreville Accord of 13 Sep- gional regroupings in the property right items; that do no meet up with the tember 1962. Another diplo- light of harmonizing their - encourage creativity and criteria for patentability; matic meeting was con- regional intellectual property transfer of technology th- . Distinctive Signs, namely: vened by the members of protection measures. What rough intellectual property Trade Marks; Commercial the Bangui Agreement on makes OAPI unique is that rights system; Names / Trade Names; In- February 24, 1999 ending the issuance of an industrial - render the legal framework dustrial Designs and Mo- up with the revision of the property title by this institu- to promote investment by dels; Geographical Indica- Bangui Agreement and the tion confers automatic pro- creating favorable conditions; setting up of a new instru- tection of rights valid in all tions of the principles of . Layout Designs of In- ment “The Revised Bangui the 16 member States, un- intellectual property; tegrated Circuits; Accord”. The creation of like other regional organiza- - implement effective train- . Plant Variety. OAPI was inspired by the tions which require separate ing programs to enable the

The Agricultural sector plays a key role in the Tunisian economy, as it ensures the food security of the country, based mainly on domestic production and is the main activity in several regions

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AttijariWafa Bank plans to expand its presence in mostly French-speaking African Countries

Attijariwafa Bank SA is a boasting one million cus- Attijariwafa Bank en- Morocco based financial tomers served by 460 na- tered the Senegalese and banking group. The tional branches. With its banking where it is Company is engaged in the considerable resources, ma- currently working on provision of banking and in- rket share and expertise, it merging Attijari Se- surance products and ser- has always sought to con- negal and the CBAO vices. The Companyʼs bank- solidate its national lead as and in neighboring ing activities include person- a full service or "universal" Mali where it took over al and professional banking, bank, establish "regional" BIM as the govern- corporate banking, invest- footholds in Europe, the Ma- ment of Mali under- ment banking and interna- ghreb and West Africa and took to privatize it. tional banking. The Compa- eventually pursue larger, Besides, Attijariwafa Societe Ivoirienne des nyʼs subsidiaries include, international ambitions, in- Bank took control over five Banques. In Gabon, among others, Wafa Im- cluding the establishment of units of France's Credit Attijariwafa Bank has a sub- mobilier, Wafa Assurance, a North American presence. Agricole in Sub Sahara stantial stake in the coun- Wafasalaf, Wafabail, Wafa- Attijariwafa Bank is a univer- Africa, reinforcing its posi- try's third largest bank, cash, Wafa LLD and Attijari sal bank which ranks first in tion in Senegal with Credit Union Gabonaise des Finances Corp. the Maghreb and the West du Senegal, and in Congo, Banques and in Cameroon The Company is active in 22 African Economic and Mo- with Credit du Congo, while with the Societe Camerou- countries through 2,088 netary Union (UEMOA) area opening up the doors of the branches. As such, the enti- and holds sixth position in Côte dʼIvoire market with a naise des Banques. ty is an imposing presence, terms of assets in Africa. 51% stake acquisition in the

The automotive industry in Turkey plays an important role in the manufacturing sector of the Turkish economy

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Saudi-Argentine Business ments, as well as business addition to continuing politi- ence along with the Turkish partnership Explored development. They also dis- cal consultations between delegation, which was head- An Argentine business dele- cussed the development of the Chinese Foreign Mi- ed by the Turkish Science, gation discussed with Saudi technical and cultural colla- nistry and its counterparts in Industry and Technology businessmen ways to ex- boration. Arab countries. Minister and which included pand commercial and indus- The meeting ended with the 100 industrialists and busi- trial cooperation between Jordan and Indonesia dis- adoption of the final declara- nessmen who represented the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ccussed Agriculture Co- tion of the Ministerial Con- iron-steel, construction, pe- and Argentina. operation ference with 53 items con- trochemistry, machinery, The meeting was held at It was reported on June cerning the political, eco- food, telecommunication, Riyadh's Chamber of Com- 24th, 2012 that Jordanian nomic, cultural, social and textile, automotive, banking merce and Industry and Minister of Agriculture dis- human fields, for a further and medical sectors. gathered representatives of cussed with Indonesian Am- promotion of the Forum. The aim of the Conference a number of Argentine com- bassador to Jordan means Economically, China and was to provide any support panies along with Saudi of enhancing bilateral coop- Arab parties have agreed to that was needed in the businessmen. eration in agricultural areas strengthen trade and finan- establishment of new indus- and benefiting from Jorda- cial cooperation in order to trial facilities and drafting the The 10th UAE - Algerian nian expertise in fighting achieve mutual interests new Industrial Strategy for Joint Committee held in drought. They also reviewed and common development Libya. Thus, the Turkish side Algeria prospects of the Jordanian while emphasizing the im- was ready to provide Libya It was reported on April 29th, Agriculture Ministry's partici- portance of continuing the with any possible means of 2012 that the tenth round of pation in an Indonesian Pro- facilitation of trade flows and cooperation particularly in the UAE-Algerian Joint ducts Exhibition, which was investment and benefit pref- the field of automotive, che- Committee opened in Alge- to be held on July and ways erential advantages offered mistry, electrics, energy, maria. The meeting, which was to recruit Indonesian labors by both sides in areas such chinery and textile sectors. co-chaired by UAE Minister to work in Jordan's agricul- as technology, capital and Speaking at the 2nd Turkish- of Economy Sultan Bin ture sector. The agriculture financial resources. Arab Industrial Cooperation Saeed Al Mansouri and ministries in Jordan and China and Arab countries Conference in Benghazi, Algerian Minister of Finance Indonesia are to sign a Me- will work to establish a Libya, the Turkish Minister Karim Joudi, was to explore morandum of Understand- mechanism for cooperation pointed out, as regards tra- ways to enhance bilateral ing (MoU) this year in order in agriculture and try to de flows, that the Gover- relations between UAE and to boost further agricultural strengthen cooperation on nment of Ankara targeted to Algeria, especially in the cooperation between the environmental and natural reach 100 billion USD of fields of economy, trade and two countries. resource conservation. trade volume between Tur- investment. The meeting It is also to encourage coop- key and the Arab League was also to hammer out The Fifth China-Arab Sta- eration in the field of oil, nat- countries within the next five mechanisms for bolstering tes Cooperation Forum ural gas, renewable energy, years. He added that since mutual cooperation in the held in Tunisia technology and expertise trade volume between Tur- fieldss of trade, energy, The Fifth China-Arab States exchange between China key and Arab League coun- finance, education, civil avi- Cooperation Forum was and Arab countries in the tries had been six billion ation and industry. The held in Tunisia's seaside mutual interest of both par- USD in 2002 and that it rose prospects of setting up joint city of Hammamet from 29- ties. to 35 billion USD in 2011, ventures in the fields of 31 May, 2012 where 17 Arab the Arab League countries banking and other industries countries foreign ministers The 2nd Conference on constituted 9% of Turkey's were also discussed. and the Chinese Foreign Turkish – Arab Industrial total foreign trade. Thus, it Minister gathered to explore Cooperation, Benghazi, was necessary to increase Tajikistan and Azerbaijan new ways to reinforce Libya free trade agreements and expand cooperation China-Arab cooperation. The 2nd Conference on visa exemption between Tajik Finance Minister and The forum focused on new Turkish – Arab Industrial Turkey and the Arab coun- Azerbaijani Ambassador to projects between China and Cooperation was held in tries. Dushanbe discussed the de- Arab countries in different Benghazi in Libya on June velopment of bilateral co- fields, including public hea- 3 - 4, 2012 under the theme operation. They mulled the lth, human resources, stren- “Restructuring Libya”. 22 issues of cooperation in the gthening the exchange of Arab League member areas of finances, industry, expertise in good gover- states, on ministerial level, agriculture, trade, invest- nance and development in participated in the confer-

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Burkina Faso The First African Producer of Cotton

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ICDT’S OTHER ACTIVITIES

ICDTʼs Participation in the 28th Session of the Fo-llow-up Committee of the COMCEC Ankara, Republic of Turkey May 8th-10th, 2012 The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade participated in the 28th Session of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC held in Ankara, Republic of Turkey from May 8th to 10th, 2012 with a delegation led by Dr. El Hassane HZAINE, Director General. 13 OIC Member States attended the meeting along with two observers, 13 OIC organizations and 7 international and regional organizations. The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade participated also in the 20th meeting of the Session Committee, which was held on May 8th, 2012 before the 28th session of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC and which witnessed the participation of different OIC institutions. Turkish institutions such as TOBB and the Turkish Patent Institute also took part in the meeting. ICDT's participation in the 28th Session of the Follow-up Committee of the COMCEC consisted in presenting reports on the Cooperation in the area of Trade, namely, SPC-OCI, Islamic Trade Fairs, OIC Tourism Fairs, Road Map for Enhancing Intra- OIC Trade, WTO Related Technical Assistance.

Holding of the 29th Session of ICDT's Board of Directors May 24th-25th, 2012 Casablanca – Kingdom of Morocco The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) held the 29th session of its Board of Directors on May 24th-25th, 2012 at its Headquarters in Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco. During this session, ICDTʼs Board of Directors examined last year Activity Report, endorsed the closing accounts of the year 2011 and adopted the work program as well as the budget of the year 2013. This session was also an occasion for the Members of ICDTʼs Board of Directors to review the implementation level, by ICDT, of the Ten Year Program of Action in the economic field, adopted during the 3rd Extraordinary session of the Islamic Summit held in Makkah Al Mukarama from 7th to 8th December 2005.

ICDTs participation in the OIC 3rd Meeting of the Coordination Committee on Tourism Tehran, Iran, June 12th-13th, 2012 The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade took part in the OIC 3rd Meeting of the Coordinating Committee for the implementation of the Framework development and cooperation in the field of Tourism between the OIC Member States, which was held in Tehran, Islamic Republic Iran, on June 12th -13th, 2012. At this meeting, the Committee reviewed the recommendations of the 7th Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers (ICTM) held in November 2010 in Tehran. It also discussed the implementation, by the institutions of the OIC, of the framework for development and cooperation in the field of Tourism between the OIC Member States and developed a monitoring report to be submitted to the next session of the Islamic Conference of Tourism Ministers of OIC Member States. On this occasion, ICDT submitted a report on the implementation of the said framework, and overviewed the preparations made for the 2nd Tourism Fair of OIC Member States to be held from December 20th to 23rd, 2012 in the Arab Republic of Egypt.

Workshop on Strengthening the Competitiveness of SMEs in OIC Member States Ankara, Republic of Turkey June 12th - 14th, 2012 The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade participated in the Workshop on Enhancing Competitiveness of SMEs in OIC Member States, which was organized by SESRIC, the IDB Group (SID) in collaboration with the Organization of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Republic of Turkey (KOSGEB) and SME Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp Malaysia) in Ankara, Republic of Turkey, on June 12th-14th, 2012. The following OIC Member States attended the meeting: Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, the Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Senegal, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda and Yemen.

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The workshop opening session heard different speeches of H.E. Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, Secretary General of OIC, read by Mr. Naghi JABAROV, HE EKER Metin, Director General of the COMCEC Coordination Office, Mr. Mustafa KAPLAN, President of KOSGEB and HE Dr. Savas Alpay, Director General of SESRIC. The four interventions emphasized the importance of the workshop which aims to identify the common obstacles and challenges that face the SMEs of Member States and to propose strategies for strengthening their competitiveness in the international scene. Emphasis on the important role of SMEs in economic growth and trade of the OIC Member States was dwelt on as well as the need to strengthen inter- SMEs through knowledge sharing, exchange of experiences and best practices in the field. After the intervention of the representative of ICDT through the presentation he made, the latter expressed the availability of ICDT to support SMEs in OIC in the field of trade promotion through fairs and exhibitions, its business forums, and its site TINIC, its studies of specific markets.

The 6th Coordination Meeting for the implementation of the OIC Ten Year Program of Action (PAD) Jeddah, 16-17 June 2012 ICDT also took part in this meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the 35th Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs. The opening session of the 6th Coordination Meeting for the implementation of the OIC Ten Year Program of Action (PAD) witnessed different interventions which consisted of introductory remarks regarding the implementation of the PAD and in the recall of the positive future for Member States once the program achieved. In his speech, His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU, Secretary General of OIC, first highlighted progress in the implementation of the PAD. As His Excellency praised the progress of intra-OIC trade is around 18.7% at September 2012. He then highlighted the growing visibility and influence of the OIC, as shown by the recent visit at the Secretariat General of the OIC in Jeddah by His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General of the United Nations. He stressed that this situation is the result of reforms and programs that the General Secretariat and OIC Institutions have led in recent years. Finally, His Excellency asked the OIC Institutions to redouble their efforts and to develop programs specific to the attention of Member States to intensify exchanges and cooperation for the speedy implementation of the Ten Year Program of Action of the OIC (PAD).

ICDT'S participation in the 35th Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs 18-20 June 2012, Jeddah-Saudi Arabia ICDT, represented by its Director General, Dr. El Hassane HZAINE, participated in the 35th Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic, Cultural and Social Affairs which was held in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on June 18th - 20th, 2012. The session, which opened under the chairmanship of His Excellency Ambassador Kayrat Sarybay, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazhakstan and President of the 34th Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic Affairs, cultural and Social Affairs, heard the speech of His Excellency Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU, Secretary General of OIC, who first expressed his condolences to Saudi Arabia for the death of Crown Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and seized the opportunity to thank the king Abdullah bin Abdulaziz for the support he and his government continues to give to the OIC. He then highlighted the visibility as well as the growing influence of the OIC, as shown by the recent visit at the Secretariat General of the OIC in Jeddah by His Excellency Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary General. He stressed that this situation is the result of reforms and programs that the General Secretariat and OIC Institutions have led in recent years. He also urged Member States to sign and ratify the Framework Agreement on Trade Preferential System among OIC Member States, PRETAS and Rules of Origin. Besides, His Excellency asked both Member States to support the Palestinian cause and combat the Islamophobia. Finally, and the OIC Institutions to increase their vitality and to redouble their efforts to achieve the objectives assigned to them. When the Commission assumed the role of the General Assembly of the the OIC Subsidiary organs, ICDT, like the others, submitted its activity report. On this occasion, ICDT was commended first for the particular interest that it gives to the implementation of the OIC Ten Year Program of Action adopted at the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Islamic Summit Conference held in Makkah Al Mukarramah in December 2005 and for the valuable contribution of the Centre in promoting intra-OIC trade, which reached about 18.7% at September 2011.

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