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Secretary General Visited AtlatJet of Turkey to Encourage Aviation Cooperation

Istanbul, Turkey, September 01, 2010

In order to follow up the discussion that was facilitated by D-8 Secretariat between the Turkish reputable aviation company, AtlasJet, with the Indonesia Tourism Minister on early July this year, Secretary General, Mr. Widi Pratikto paid a courtesy visit to ...

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D-8 Civil Aviation to Surge its Cooperation with the Upcoming WG Meeting

Ankara, Turkey, August 27, 2010

With the mission to energize the ongoing cooperation in Civil Aviation sector among member countries, D-8 Secretary General, Widi Pratikto, recently paid a courtesy visit to the capital of Turkey, Ankara, to meet the D-8 Coordinator of civil aviation cooperation, ...

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Indonesia, Malaysia Expect Trade to Hit $15billion

Jakarta, Indonesia, August 20, 2010

Indonesia and Malaysia agreed earlier this month to take measures to increase bilateral trade, including by increasing trade across mutual border areas and encourage bilateral investment. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Dato’ Sri ...

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Indonesia and Turkey Beat the World’s Biggest Emerging Market

Jakarta, Indonesia, August 11, 2010

Indonesia and Turkey are beating the world’s biggest emerging markets by almost any financial measure, even while they may be too small to join the BRICs. Indonesia’s equity index climbed 22 percent this year and Turkey’s rose 13 percent, both ...

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Secretary General: D-8 PTA will Bring Partnership and Promoting More Active Private Sector Participation

Istanbul, Turkey, August 09, 2010

As the 7th D-8 Summit was successfully held in Abuja on 4-8 July 2010, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is publishing a post-summit publication to recap the achievements and success of the activities of D-8. D-8 Secretary General contributed ...

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D-8 Looks For Tangible Benefits Through Economic Cooperation

Abuja, Nigeria, July 10, 2010

D-8 Organization aim to reach a preferential trade agreement by next year to try to double trade and deepen economic cooperation, Nigerian government officials said on Thursday. Heads of state and ministers from the Developing Eight Countries (D8) — Iran, ...

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Nigeria Wants Financial Surveillance Strengthened for D-8

Abuja, Nigeria, July 07, 2010

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi on Tuesday called on the Central Bank Governors of the D-8 to ensure a comprehensive surveillance of their financial system in order to forestall a re-occurrence of the recent ...

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Turkey, Indonesia Agree to Annul Visa Requirements

Istanbul, Turkey, June 30, 2010

The Turkish president has said Turkey and Indonesia have agreed to start work to reciprocally abolish visa requirements between the two countries as a way to step up their strengthening relations. “During today’s meetings, Turkey and Indonesia agreed to start ...

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Turkey, Indonesia Aim to Reach Trade Volume of $10 bln

Ankara, Turkey, June 30, 2010

Turkish President Abdullah Gül has said Indonesia and Turkey aim to reach a bilateral trade volume of $10 billion, stressing increasingly growing trade and economic relations. Speaking at a press conference yesterday following his meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Susilo ...

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D-8 to Hold 7th Summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Next Month

Abuja, Nigeria, June 17, 2010

D-8 Organization is set to hold the D-8 7th Head of States Summit in the capital of Nigeria next month. The Summit will be launched from 4-8 July, 2010 with the theme of “Enhancing Investment Cooperation among D-8 Members”. The ...

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