ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The COMCEC Trade Outlook is a contribution of the COMCEC Coordination Office to enrich the
discussions during the Trade Working Group Meetings.
Trade Working Group is established in accordance with the COMCEC Strategy, adopted during
the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit held in Makkah on 14-15 August 2012, which envisages
Working Group Meetings as one of the instruments for its implementation. Trade Working
Group Meetings aim at providing the country experts with the chance to elaborate trade
cooperation issues thoroughly and share their good practices and experiences.
The COMCEC Trade Outlook 2017 has been prepared by Ms. Vildan BARAN expert at the
COMCEC Coordination Office, with the objective of providing an overview of international trade
of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member States. It focuses on trends and
characteristics of intra-OIC trade and attempts to identify the major common obstacles
hindering trade.
The views expressed and conclusions reached in this publication do not necessarily reflect the
official views of the COMCEC Coordination Office, COMCEC or the governments of OIC Member
Countries.