Proceedings of the 13th Meeting of the
Transport and Communications Working Group
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Introduction
The Thirteenth Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group (TCWG)
was held on March 21st, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of "Improving Transport Project
Appraisals in the OIC Member Countries".
The meeting was attended by the representatives of 22 Member States, namely; Afghanistan,
Azerbaijan, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Mali, Mauritania,
Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey, and
Uganda. The meeting was further attended by the representatives of the Islamic Development
Bank Group (IDB), Limak Group, SESRIC and COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO)1.
During the meeting, the representatives of the Member States have shared their experiences,
achievements, and challenges regarding the transport project appraisals in their respective
countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated on the policy recommendations for enhancing
the effectiveness of the transport project appraisals. The meeting has mainly considered the
study titled “Improving Transport Project Appraisals in the Islamic Countries” which analyzes
the state of affairs of the transport project appraisals in the OIC Member Countries and provides
policy recommendations for enhancing the efficiency of appraisals of transport projects in this
respect. The TCWG has also considered the "Transport and Communications Outlook of COMCEC
2018" prepared by the CCO which provides a general overview of transport sectors in the world
and the OIC Member States.
1 The list of participants is attached as Annex 4.