Nigeria to host D-8 health, social protection programme The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, and the federal government are working towards situating the secretariat of the D-8 Health partnership and Social Protection programme in Nigeria. Secretary General of D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku… 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
D-8 participates in the IsDB’s Workshop on Regional Cooperation and Integration The IsDB Group regional hub in Turkey organized a workshop on Regional Cooperation and Integration on 19 December, 2018 at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara. The Workshop discussed the IsDB Group Regional Cooperation and Integration Policy (RCI) in line with the… Read More Read More
D-8 and Al-Hidaya Group signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) for eradication of poverty and development of sustainable programme A delegation from Al-Hidaya Group visited the D-8 Secretariat from 12 to 14 December 2018. The delegation was led by Dato’ Haji Mat Hassan Bin Esa, Director of the Al-Hidaya Group (AHG). The D-8 Secretary-General briefed the delegation about the… Read More Read More
Secretary-General addressed at the 7th WZF International Conference in Malacca The Secretary-General, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, delivered a statement at the 7th World Zakat Forum (WZF) International Conference 2018 held in Malacca, Malaysia, from 5 to 7 December, 2018, under the theme “Strengthening Global Zakat Cooperation in Increasing… Read More Read More
D-8 Secretary-General participated in IsDB’s Transformers Summit 2018 The D-8 Secretary General, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari participated in the inaugural Transformers Summit 2018 held in Cambridge, United Kingdom on 10th December, 2018 organized by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). The Summit aimed at exploring state-of-the-art policies,… Read More Read More
D-8 working on card payment system for trade in local currencies The Developing-8 (D-8) Organization for Economic Cooperation is working on a “card payment system” that requires the use of local currencies in trade between D-8 members, its Secretary-General, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari said yesterday. All the D-8 countries… Read More Read More
Africa 2018 Forum successfully held in Sharm El- Sheikh from 8 to 9 December 2018 The Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh hosted the third edition of the annual Africa Forum, a landmark event hosted under the high patronage of H.E. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, ahead of Egypt’s upcoming Presidency… Read More Read More
Secretary-General participated in Fifth General Assembly of Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari, the D-8 Secretary General participated in the opening ceremony of the Fifth General Assembly of Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) held on 30 November to 02 December 2018, in the city of Gaziantep, Turkey. Under… Read More Read More
Secretary-General attended the 34th Ministerial Session of COMCEC The D-8 Secretary-General, Ambassador Dato’ Ku Jaafar Ku Shaari attended the Opening Ceremony of the 34th Ministerial Session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) at Istanbul Congress Center in… Read More Read More