Proceedings of the 14th Meeting of the
Transport and Communications Working Group
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Introduction
The Fourteenth Meeting of the COMCEC Transport and Communications Working Group
(TCWG) was held on October 3rd, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey with the theme of "Risk Management
in Transport PPP Projects in the OIC Member Countries".
The meeting was attended by the representatives of 20 Member States, namely; Azerbaijan,
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania,
Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Suriname, Turkey, and Uganda. The meeting was also
attended by the representatives of the Islamic Development Bank Group (IDB), Association of
Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), Yapı Merkezi 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 risk management in transport PPP projects in their
respective countries. Furthermore, they have deliberated on the policy recommendations for
enhancing the effectiveness of risk management in transport PPP projects. The meeting has
mainly considered the study titled “Risk Management in Transport PPP Projects in the Islamic
Countries” which analyzes the state of affairs of risk management in transport PPP projects in
the OIC Member Countries and provides policy recommendations for enhancing the efficiency
of risk management in transport PPP projects. The TCWG has also considered the "Transport
and Communications Outlook of COMCEC 2019" 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.