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Malaysia counts on D-8 to pay more attention on the potential of $2.1 trillion halal products market

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 18, 2007

During D-8 Working Group on Industry meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia delegation asked for more awareness of D-8 member states to the halal products issue, since the niche market is very potential. Therefore, issue on halal certification on industrial products ...

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On the Independent Days: D-8 Believes Developments of Indonesia and Pakistan will Flourish

Istanbul, Turkey, August 18, 2007

On August 14, Pakistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, marks its 60th independence day on Tuesday with great enthusiasm, national zeal and fervor. Sixty years have passed since the Muslim-majority areas of British India were merged, forming ...

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Pakistan announced SME policy for higher growth

Islamabad, Pakistan, August 18, 2007

The task force on Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) of Pakistan met on Wednesday, August 15th, to announce the SME policy for provision of short and long-term measures necessary for achieving higher economic growth with collaboration of private sector. Along ...

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Secretary General Expects US$ 600 Million Fertilizer Project between Indonesia and Iran will be implemented soon

Tehran, Iran, August 17, 2007

When the Secretary General visited Tehran, Iran, on August 12, 2007, he visited NPC International Ltd of Iran and discussed NPCI-PUSRI Ammonia/Urea Project (or Indonesia-Iran Fertilizer Project/ IIFP) with Dr. A.M. Jamshidi, the Project Director of IIFP. The IIFP is ...

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PM Recep Tayyip Erdoğan of Turkey assured Secretary General Dipo Alam active supports to D-8 Activities

Istanbul, Turkey, August 16, 2007

The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) won 47% of votes in the 22 July 2007 general elections in Turkey. This has allowed the AKP to take 340 out of 550 seats in the Parliament and form a single-party government. ...

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New Bvlgari Resort in Bali, Indonesia, Attracts More Tourists

Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2007

Foreign tourists have restored Bali, Indonesia`s most popular tourist destination, on their world renown tourist destination map, after canceling trips to the island paradise for some time following the terrorist bombings which had devastated the local tourism sector, an official ...

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Secretary General Attended the 1st MECCAward Meeting in Tehran: Supporting D-8 Private Sectors Cooperation

Tehran, Iran, August 14, 2007

Secretary General Dipo Alam, invited by Dr. Mohammad Nahavandian, President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, and President of MECCAward, attended the 1st MECCAward Meeting in Teheran, from August 11-12, 2007. Secretary General joined at the meeting with ...

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Ernst and Young’s Study: “In 2050 the BRIC Economies, Turkey and Indonesia Potential to Overtake G-7’s Economies

Istanbul, Turkey, August 12, 2007

D-8's Turkey and Indonesia will leave behind G-7 countries by 2050 The Ernst and Young European Attractiveness Survey 2007 reports that the popularity of nations such as Turkey and Indonesia as future business destinations is increasing while the attractiveness of Europe ...

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ADB: “The Indonesian Economy All Set to Grow”

Jakarta, Indonesia, August 11, 2007

Indonesia's economic expansion is expected to accelerate to 6% in 2007, and 6.3% in 2008, rates of growth not seen since 1990s, according to a major Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released. The Asian Development Outlook 2007 (ADO), an annual publication ...

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The First Meeting on Financial Infrastructure, Development for D-8 Countries, In Egypt, November 26th, 2007

Cairo, Egypt, August 10, 2007

In the light of electing Egypt as the head of the D-8 Financial Infrastructure Group, the Egyptian Insurance Supervisory Authority on behalf of the Egyptian Insurance sector will organize: "The First Meeting on Financial Infrastructure, Development among the D-8 countries"  The ...

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