INTRA-OIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT MAGAZINE ISSUETIJARIS 131 - MAY/JULY 2013 - ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE REPUBLIC OF GABON ICDT CELEBRATING ITS 30TH ANNIVERSARY THE CENTRAL AFRICAN THE BANK OF THE 48TH ANNUAL ECONOMIC CENTRAL MEETINGS OF THE AND MONETARY AFRICAN AFDB: THE COMMUNITY STATES STRUCTURAL (CEMAC) (BEAC) TRANSFORMATION OF AFRICA IT IS AS SIMPLE AS THAT TRUST TIJARIS Since “Tijaris” is disseminated to 57 Member States and read by economic operators, take advantage of the business opportunities appearing on it to generate more trade opportunities. We want indeed to make of this magazine a suitable space for economic operators to get their products well known... So entrust the advertisements of your products and services to us, trust “Tijaris” and be sure that your adverts will be widely disseminated by this magazine in such a manner as to meet market requirements... We are thus convinced that “Tijaris” is an advertising medium to make known your products and services by the economic operators of the Islamic World which constitutes a market of 1.5 billion of consumers. So subscribe now and make your adverts on our magazine. To subscribe to “Tijaris” and use its advertising services, visit our website www.icdt-oic.org or contact Mrs. Kadiatou DIALLO at: ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR Tel: 0522314974 DEVELOPMENT OF Fax:0522310110 TRADE (ICDT) [email protected] TIJARIS 131 MAY-JULY 2013 2 EDITORIAL By EL Hassane HZAINE DEVELOPMENT PROSPECTS OF HALAL PRODUCTS IN OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES HE GLOBAL MARKET value for trade in Halal foods is estimated at US$547 billion a year. This large market has created interest for food producing countries worldwide. The increasing awareness of Muslims on their religious obligations is creating greater demand for halal food and other consumer goods. There are approximately 1,6 billion Muslims out of the 6.5 billion world population, the majority of the nations are in OIC Member Countries. T Thus, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the potential of the Southeast Asian and Middle Eastern markets for halal foods started to be realized, leading to an increase in the production and certification of halal foods. This has expanded into South Asia, the Mediterranean, Europe, Central Asia and South America. Halal product certification is the prerequisite for entering the global Halal market. A halal certificate is a document issued by an Islamic organization certifying that the products listed on it meet Islamic dietary gui- OIC COUNTRIES delines. In this regard, with Halal products and services estimated to be worth more than have agreed to US$2 trillion, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is working on a single standard that would apply to all its 57 member countries. develop uniform Halal OIC Countries have agreed to develop uniform Halal global standards, a move that can global standards, a move pave the way for the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries to tap the growing that can pave the way for Halal market. The Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) was en- the Organisation of trusted to develop such standards and harmonize all the related matters. Islamic Cooperation As Halal food currently accounts for approximately one-fifth of the world food trade, and is (OIC) countries to tap the projected to grow by $500 billion every year, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade growing Halal market. (ICDT) organized in collaboration with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry the 1st OIC Halal Food Expo in Sharjah on December 10th-12th, 2012 at Sharjah Expo Centre, State of the United Arab Emirates. The launch of the 1st OIC Halal Food Expo was, thus, a one-stop platform for facilitating and sourcing the sale and pur- chase of food and related products that conform to Halal requirements. The event was also an international platform to explore and discuss emerging technologies, new markets, trends, issues and challenges in the Halal industry. In addition, it featured Halal Food and beverages, related machinery, technology, equipments and Halal certification bodies. This exhibition, which was open to the participation of 57 OIC Member States, the Muslim communities in non-OIC Mem- ber States, Observer Countries, the OIC Institutions and Economic Operators in the OIC Member States, witnessed on its sidelines the organization of the Middle East Halal Congress on December 11th-12th, 2012 by Halal Development Council of Pakistan, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) and Sharjah Expo Centre. In its quality as Subsidiary Organ of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) that promotes member states’ products and assist Member Countries in trade negotiations, ICDT will once again organize the 2nd OIC Halal Food Expo in Sharjah on December 16th-18th in Sharjah, UAE, which will cater to Halal producers, traders and distributers looking to expand their business in the Middle East region, North Africa (MENA) and the neighboring region. r TIJARIS 131TIJARIS MAY-JULY 131 MAY-JULY 2013 20133 33 TIJARIS ISSN 0651 - 1578 DIRECTOR GENERAL Dr. El Hassane HZAINE EDITOR Houcine RAHMOUNI DRAFTING COMMITTEE SPÉCIAL PAYS P. 36 Rajae BENMOUSSA Mamoudou Bocar SALL RÉPUBLIQUE DU GABON Brahim ALLALI, PHD INSTITUTIONS D’APPUI AU COMMERCE Kadiatou DIALLO ET À L’INVESTISSEMENT P. 66-67 AbdeL AZIZ ALAMI z APIEX. Votre partenaire prévilégié pour ACTIVITIES OF HIS Amadou Cire SALL l’Investissement et les Exportations au Gabon EXCELLENCY PROF. DR. z Med Mokhtar BDIOUI La Chambre de Commerce, d’Agriculture et EKMELEDDIN Merieme EZZAKI d’Industrie du Gabon: Organisme Consultatif et IHSANOGLU, représentatif des milieux d’affaires dans les THE OIC SECRETARY DESIGN LAYOUT domaines du Commerce, de l’Industrie, des Mines et de l’Artisanat au Gabon GENERAL P. 10 Rajae BENMOUSSA QUE RETENIR SUR P. 68-69 z La Communauté Économique et Monétaire des IMPRESSION États de l’Afrique Centrale (CEMAC): Espace IMPRIMERIE AL AHDATH Économique Intégré Emergent Lotissement Polygone, route z La Banque des États de l’Afrique Centrale (BEAC): côtière, Casablanca - Institution officielle de la CEMAC Mohammedia (Zenata) Tel: 0522 672236 EDITORIAL P. 3 z Development prospects of Halal products in OIC ISLAMIC CENTRE FOR Member Countries HIGHLIGHTS P. 8 DEVELOPMENT OF z African tourism at debate in Tunis: Thirty African TRADE (ICDT) Tourism Ministers discussed in Tunisia the opportunities Complexe Commercial des of developing tourism in the region Habous OIC NEWS P. 10-12 P.O.Box: 135, z HE Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin IHSANOGLU receives the Casablanca 2000 Turkish Minister for European Union Affairs at the OIC ICDT CELEBRATING Morocco Headquarters ITS 30TH z HE Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu concludes his of- Tel: 05223197 ANNIVERSARY P. 1 Fax: 0522310110 ficial visit to Guyana z OIC Chief’s visit to the Republic of Suriname E-mail: [email protected] z H.E. the OIC Secretaey General, Prof. Dr. Ekmeleddin TIJARIS 131 MAY-JULY 2013 of the OIC Charter, Trade Preferential and Civil Aviation Systems z The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan receives H.E. the OIC Secretary General and appreciates the efforts deployed by the Organisation LIGHT ON P. 14-19 z ICDT celebrates its 30th Anniversary on the sidelines of the Ordinary Session of its Board of Directors z The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation sign a memorandum of Understanding z To define the contours of Cooperation between them was the core of the coordination meeting between ICDT and Maroc-Export z Cooperation between ICDT and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC - Morocco) z Entrusted with advancing Economic Integration and Trade efficiency between the 7 OIC Countries, ICDT signs an MoU with GCEL z ICDT participates in the GCEL’s 1st Consultative Committee and the WIEF THE SIXTH EXHIBITION Advisors Meeting for Asia OF AGRIBUSINESS z ICDT and the International Centre for Foreign Trade of Senegal (CICES) sign INDUSTRIES IN THE OIC an MoU for the organization of the 2nd Exhibition of Health of the OIC Member States (2nd OIC HEALTH EXPO) MEMBER STATES: z A cooperation between ICDT and FEDIC in the skins and leather sector has AN APPOINTMENT IN been established THE SULTANATE OF z The Students of the Canadian Business School ‘HEC Montreal» paid a visit to ICDT’s Headquarters OMAN TO BOOST FOOD z Cooperation between ICDT and the Moroccan Exporters Association (ASMEX) INDUSTRY IN THE OIC OIC TRADE IN COMMODITIES P. 20-32 COUNTRIES P. 20 z The Sixth Exhibition of Agribusiness Industries in the OIC Member States: An appointment in the Sultanate of Oman to boost food industry in the OIC Countries z The14th TFOIC 2013: Another OIC Member States’ appointment with the Promotion of Intra-OIC Trade and Investment z The organization of the1st OIC-China Expo and Economic & Trade Forum 2013: Reitration by ICDT and Ningxia Hui of their commitment to strengthen Economic and Commercial Cooperation between OIC Countries and the People’s Republic of China z The 2nd OIC Halal Food Expo: Another opportunity for the OIC Member States to promote Trade and Investments in Halal Industry z «International achievements in Halal Industry»: theme debated in the 2nd International Congress Halal in Russia z The 1st Commercial Handicrafts Exhibition of the OIC Member States: the Handicraft Sector: A Devolopment Leverage THE 1ST COMMERCIAL OIC TRADE IN SERVICES P. 34 HANDICRAFTS EXHIBITION z The Multilateral Negotiations on Trade in Services: a leverage to promote OF THE OIC MEMBER intra-trade in the Arab Region STATES. OIC TRADE & TOURISM FAIRS’ CALENDAR P. 70-71 THE HANDICRAFT z July/ September 2013 IN FOCUS P. 72-79 SECTOR: A DEVELOPMENT z ICDT’s participation in the 29th Session of the COMCEC: Another testimony for LEVERAGE P. 30 ICDT for the valuable work it provides for the sake of Intra-OIC Trade Promotion z CEMAC: Emergent Integrated Economic Area TIJARIS 131 MAY-JULY 2013 z BEAC: Official Institution of the CEMAC OIC TRADE & TOURISM FAIRS’ CALENDAR P.