Industry

Nigeria to Chair D-8 WG on Shipping

Abuja, Nigeria, November 19, 2010

The Director General Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Mr. Temisan Omatseye has been elected to chair the D-8 Expert working group on Shipping. The newly elected chairman of the group Mr. Temisan Omatseye in his acceptance speech said that ...

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D-8 to Seek Further Boost in Islamic Financial Services

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 05, 2010

D-8 Organization, with the full support from and coordination with Bank Negara Malaysia has recently organised the Session of the Developing Eight (D-8) Working Group on the Development of the Islamic Financial Services Industry in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October ...

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D-8 Confirmed its Commitment to increase Intra-Trade through 11th HLTO Meeting

Istanbul, Turkey, October 12, 2010

D-8 Organization has just successfully held the 11th Meeting of High Level Trade Officials (HLTO) on October 9-10, 2010 in Istanbul with the sound resolution on facilitating the implementation of PTA. The Meeting was attended by full participants from related ...

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D-8 Organization to Furnish Custom Cooperation Programs

Istanbul, Turkey, October 08, 2010

D-8 Secretary General, Widi Pratikto, met with the Turkish State Minister Hayati Yazici as part of the “2010 World Customs Forum” in Istanbul on Wednesday, October 6th, 2010. During the meeting between Pratikto and Yazici, the two officials discussed ways ...

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D-8 to Foster a Deeper Strategic Cooperation among Members

Tehran, Iran, September 29, 2010

D-8 Secretary General, Prof. Dr. Ir. Widi Agoes Pratikto has recently paid a working visit to Tehran on 14-16 September 2010 on the invitation from the Government of Iran as a speaker to Iran-African Forum. On his visit to Tehran, ...

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D-8 Gears Up to Hold the 11th HLTO Meeting in Istanbul

Istanbul, Turkey, September 07, 2010

Secretary General, Mr Widi Pratikto, has recently visited the Director General of the Turkish Undersecretariat of the Prime Ministry for Foreign Trade, Mr Husnu Dilemre, earlier this week to exchange views and coordinate the preparation talks for the 11th D-8 ...

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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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