Tijaris 126:Tijaris 107 11/07/04 23:47 Page 1 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 SPECIAL ISSUE International Food & Technology Exhibition THE WEST AFRICAN ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION (WAEMU) www.icdt-oic.org www.halalfoodme.com Tijaris 126:Tijaris 107 11/07/04 23:48 Page 2 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 flows. We want indeed to make of this magazine a suitable space for dialogue, firstly, for economic operators and secondly, to create unlimited opportunities to get your products well known... 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To subscribe to “Tijaris” and use its advertising services, visit our website: www.icdt-oic.org or contact Mrs. Kadiatou DIALLO at ICDT: Islamic Centre for Tel: 212 522 31 49 74 Development of Trade Fax: 212 522 31 01 10 (ICDT) E-mail: [email protected] Tijaris 126:Tijaris 107 11/07/04 23:49 Page 3 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 Tijaris 126 - June-August 2012 3 Tijaris 126:Tijaris 107 11/07/04 23:50 Page 4 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 74 ICDT'S LIBRARY 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 Tijaris 126 - June-August 2012 4 Tijaris 126:Tijaris 107 11/07/04 23:50 Page 5 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