TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 1 1. DEVELOPMENTS IN GLOBAL TRADE.................................................................................................... 3 2. TRADE BETWEEN OIC AND THE WORLD ........................................................................................ 12 2.1.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TOTAL OIC EXPORTS........................................................................... 15 2.2.MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF TOTAL OIC IMPORTS........................................................................... 21 3. INTRA-OIC TRADE ................................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.INTRA-OIC EXPORTS ....................................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.INTRA-OIC IMPORTS ....................................................................................................................................... 25 4. TRADE ENVIRONMENT IN THE OIC MEMBER STATES................................................................ 28 5. THE ROLE OF THE COMCEC IN INCREASING INTRA-OIC TRADE ............................................. 44 5.1.ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE COMCEC............................................................................................................. 44 5.2.THE WAY FORWARD: THE COMCEC STRATEGY FOR ENHANCING INTRA-OIC TRADE..... 47 6. CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................. 50 7. REFERENCES.............................................................................................................................................. 52 8. APPENDIX:.................................................................................................................................................. 56