Objectives and Means of D-8 CCI

The goals of the D-8 CCI and the means to achieve these goals:
a) Support cooperation among the business sector in the D-8 countries through diversifying commercial products to exchange among themselves in order to achieve economic integration and economic and social development therein.

b) Development of industrial and agricultural products in the D-8 countries and promotion of the concept of quality and competitiveness.

c) Encourage the enhancement of Trade, Service, Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, Intra-Regional Tourism and Handicrafts; promote collective self-reliance based on the harnessing of complementarities and establishing the value/supply chains among the number countries; propose economic policies mutually advantageous to  all D-8 member countries and create avenues for collaboration amongst its members and similar organizations throughout the D-8 region in their efforts for economic development.

d) Make recommendations to safeguard the economic and business interests of the D-8 Countries, promote investment opportunities and joint ventures among the D-8 Member Countries.

e) Assist, contribute and encourage the organization of and participation to Business Forums, Trade Fairs, Joint Display Centers, Exhibitions, Seminars, Conferences, Lectures and Publicity Campaigns as and where may be thought advisable.

f) Promote the exchange of commercial, technical, industrial management and scientific information, education and know-how amongst its members.

g) Promote joint research and development among the D-8 Member Countries and Collate, collect and disseminate statistical data of D-8 Member Countries.

h) Act for Trade Facilitation of the region to remove the barriers that hinder the exchange of goods and services among the Member States, as well as identifying and proposing the measures necessary to increase the volume of trade exchange and economic cooperation among them.

i) Contribute to the improvement of the investment climate in the D-8 countries to enhance the foreign investment.

j) Provide means for settling commercial disputes that might arise among the companies of members of D-8 CCI.

k) Strengthen relations with international trade organizations, bodies and unions and chambers similar to the D-8 CCI to promote private sector’s role in the process of socio-economic development.

Members of the D-8 CCI are the following National Chambers of Commerce and Industries of the eight founding countries of D-8:
a) The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI)
b) Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce (FEDCOC)
c) Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)
d) Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mine and Agriculture (ICCIMA)
e) National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Malaysia (NCCIM)
f) Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA)
g) The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)
h) The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB)

History of D-8 CCI