International Air Transport Association (IATA) Chief Executive Giovanni Bisignani, right, walks with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak at the 65th IATA Annual General Meeting in Kuala Lumpur on Monday. - AP
Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said…

Dr. Haşmet Gökırmak (first left) and Nazif Tikenbatar (third left), with D-8 Secretary General, Dr. Dipo Alam and Ambassador Kia Tabatabaee in meeting to discuss the new line of THY to Indonesia
Encouraging news is coming from the D-8 Civil…

Indonesia to host the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ADB in May 2009
Indonesia expects the 42nd Annual Meeting (May 2-5, 2009) of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) would recommend…

With close to five million Muslim population, Aceh's halal industry offers tremendous opportunity for D-8 enterprenuers to market their products in this sector.
There are abundant business opportunities for Malaysian companies in Aceh, Indonesia, as it is in the midst…

Halal products are in place in most countries with an Islamic majority but also in China, Thailand, India, Europe, the United States and South Korea
The Food Auditing and Certification Research Association (GİMDES) will for the first time in Turkey…

Dilip Ratha of the World Bank, standing at left, spoke last month to students at a school in his hometown, Sindhekela, India
Remittances will fall more than originally expected this year-from $305 billion last year to an amount closer to…

D-8 Secretary General, Dipo Alam (left), in the meeting with Malaysian PM, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (right). The meeting was held as part of annual consultation meetings of Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as to strengthen cooperation within the food security…

Iran's D-8 Commissioner, Dr. Hadi Soleimanpour, who is also the Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of the ICHTO (Iranian Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization) chaired the Meeting on D-8 Tourism Investment Forum, in Tehran, Iran
At the…

D-8 SG, Dipo Alam (left), and Selim Kuneralp (right), Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, signs HQ Agreement in Ankara on Friday
The Headquarters Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Turkey and the Secretariat of…

Setting up of strategic food grain banks or funds is important for D-8 countries
Bangladesh, one of the Developing 8 (D-8) member countries, is to propose the setting up of strategic food grain banks or funds to be activated in…