D-8 and IDFR joint training Program on Economic Diplomacy The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation together with the Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign Relations (IDFR) of Malaysia organized an online training workshop on Economic Diplomacy for mid-career diplomats from the D-8 Member States. The training program lasted from 8-10… Read More Read More
Turkey eyes to become 12th-largest economy based on PPP Turkey will be the 12th-largest economy based on purchasing power parity (PPP) next year, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday. Currently, the country ranks 13th-largest economy based on PPP. In his parliamentary address at the group meeting of the… Read More Read More
We will open up new avenues of discussion to uncover the creative potential of the developing world: D-8 Secretary-General The Secretary-General, Ambassador Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, as the special speaker, addressed the World Conference on Creative Economy organized by the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy (BeKraf) in Bali, Indonesia, from 6-8 November, 2018. The programme started with the session… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretary-General attends the ADFIMI International Development Forum The D-8 Secretary-Genera, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari attended the Association of National Development Finance Institutions in Member Countries of the Islamic Development Bank (ADFIMI) International Development Forum on “SME Finance and Development in the Age of Digitalization” held… Read More Read More
Turkey’s commitment to D-8 economic bloc ‘exemplary’ 22 January 2018, Istanbul-Turkey The recently-appointed D-8 Secretary-General has pointed out Turkey’s significance in the economic bloc, saying its commitment is “exemplary”. In an exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Dato’Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari said the organization could learn “a lot” from Turkey, which was… Read More Read More