3.4.4. BANGLADESH ..............................................................................................................................................................49
3.4.5. BAHRAIN........................................................................................................................................................................51
3.4.6. KAZAKHSTAN ..............................................................................................................................................................51
3.4.7. MALI ...............................................................................................................................................................................52
3.4.8. NIGER ..............................................................................................................................................................................52
3.4.9. SAUDI ARABIA .............................................................................................................................................................53
3.4.10. SIERRA LEONE ............................................................................................................................................................54
3.4.11. SUDAN ............................................................................................................................................................................54
3.4.12. TAJIKISTAN...................................................................................................................................................................55
3.4.13. THE GAMBIA.................................................................................................................................................................55
3.5. OIC MEMBERS WITH FUNCTIONING NTFBS OR SIMILAR MECHANISMS ........................ 55
3.5.1. BENIN..............................................................................................................................................................................55
3.5.2. BURKINA FASO............................................................................................................................................................56
3.5.3. CAMEROON..................................................................................................................................................................57
3.5.4. EGYPT..............................................................................................................................................................................58
3.5.5. KYRGYZ REPUBLIC.....................................................................................................................................................58
3.5.6. NIGERIA ........................................................................................................................................................................59
3.5.7. PAKISTAN ......................................................................................................................................................................60
3.5.8. SENEGAL........................................................................................................................................................................62
3.5.9. TOGO ..............................................................................................................................................................................62
3.5.10. TURKEY ..........................................................................................................................................................................63
3.5.11. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES .......................................................................................................................................64
4. FIELD CASE STUDIES FROMOIC MEMBERS STATES ..........................................................65
4.1. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 65
4.2. OIC MEMBER STATES WITH NTFBS AND/OR SIMILAR COORDINATIONMECHANISMS
NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.......................................................................................................................... 65
4.2.1. CASE FROM THE ARAB GROUP: LEBANON (NON-WTO MEMBER) .......................................................65
4.2.2. CASE STUDY FROM THE ASIAN GROUP: INDONESIA ..................................................................................70
4.2.3. CASE STUDY FROM THE AFRICAN GROUP: UGANDA.................................................................................75
4.2.4. COMMON OBSTACLES IN THE FUNCTIONING OF NTFBS .........................................................................81
4.2.5. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR OIC MEMBER STATES WITH NTFB AND OTHER COORDINATION
MECHANISMS THAT DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY .................................................................................................82
4.3. OIC MEMBER STATES WITH NTFBS AND/OR SIMILAR COORDINATIONMECHANISMS
THAT ARE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ............................................................................................................. 83
4.3.1. CASE STUDY FROM THE ARAB GROUP: JORDAN...........................................................................................83
4.3.2. CASE STUDY FROM THE ASIAN GROUP: MALAYSIA ....................................................................................92
4.3.3. CASE STUDY FROM THE OIC ARAB GROUP: MOROCCO.............................................................................99
4.3.4. COMMON OBSTACLES TO THE FUNCTIONING OF NTFBS ..................................................................... 105
4.3.5. PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR FUNCTIONING NTFBS................................................................................. 105
4.4. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OIC MEMBERS.........................................106
4.4.1. CONCLUSIONS ......................................................................................................................................................... 106
4.4.2. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 108
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...........................................................................................................................................................
ANNEXES:
ANNEX A: FIGURES RANKINGS REGIONAL GROUPS OIC MEMBERS IN WB AND WITHIN OIC ..................122
ANNEX B: CRITERIA FOR SELECTING 6 FIELD CASE STUDIES.............................................................................
ANNEX C: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR NTFBS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE FIELD.......................................................