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Figure 3.1. AEO Programs in OIC Member States
Source: Authors’ compilation using WCO (2018) data.
Table 3.2. Names and launch years of AEO programs in OIC Member States
Country Year Name of the AEO Program
Azerbaijan 2013 Authorized Economic Operator
Brunei Darussalam 2017 Sutera Lane Merchant Scheme
Egypt 2014 Authorized Economic Operator
Indonesia 2015 Authorized Economic Operator
Jordan 2005 Golden List Program
Malaysia 2010 Authorized Economic Operator
Morocco 2006 Authorized Economic Operator
Oman 2017 Authorized Economic Operator
Saudi Arabia 2017 Saudi Authorized Economic Operator
Tunisia 2010 Authorized Economic Operator
Turkey 2013 Authorized Economic Operator
Uganda 2013 Authorized Economic Operator
Source: Authors’ compilation using WCO (2018) data.
Jordan is the first country in the region that introduced the AEO program, named as the Golden
List. Considering that the SAFE Framework was introduced in 2005, the initiation of the AEO
program in the same year made Jordan a leading country both in the OIC and in the World.
Morocco has followed Jordan and initiated the AEO program in 2006. There was a pause in OIC
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