D-8 Civil Aviation to Surge its Cooperation with the Upcoming WG Meeting ANKARA, TURKEY | AUGUST 27, 2010 With the mission to energize the ongoing cooperation in Civil Aviation sector among member countries, D-8 Secretary General, Widi Pratikto, recently paid a courtesy visit to the capital of Turkey, Ankara, to meet the D-8 Coordinator of civil aviation cooperation,… Read More Read More
Indonesia, Malaysia Expect Trade to Hit $15billion JAKARTA, INDONESIA | AUGUST 20, 2010 Indonesia and Malaysia agreed earlier this month to take measures to increase bilateral trade, including by increasing trade across mutual border areas and encourage bilateral investment. Speaking to reporters after a meeting with Malaysian Trade and Industry Minister Dato Sri… Read More Read More
Indonesia and Turkey Beat the World’s Biggest Emerging Market JAKARTA, INDONESIA | AUGUST 11, 2010 Indonesia and Turkey are beating the world’s biggest emerging markets by almost any financial measure, even while they may be too small to join the BRICs. Indonesia’s equity index climbed 22 percent this year and Turkey’s rose 13 percent, both… Read More Read More
Secretary General: D-8 PTA will Bring Partnership and Promoting More Active Private Sector Participation ISTANBUL, TURKEY | AUGUST 09, 2010 As the 7th D-8 Summit was successfully held in Abuja on 4-8 July 2010, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is publishing a post-summit publication to recap the achievements and success of the activities of D-8. D-8 Secretary General contributed… Read More Read More
Secretary General Met with Turkish Foreign Minister: D-8 to Boost Sectoral Cooperation ISTANBUL, TURKEY | JULY 30, 2010 D-8 Secretary General, Widi Pratikto, has just recently met the Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, in his first official visit to the Turkish host to introduce himself as the new secretary general, as well as to coordinate the progress that… Read More Read More
D-8 Looks For Tangible Benefits Through Economic Cooperation ABUJA, NIGERIA | JULY 10, 2010 D-8 Organization aim to reach a preferential trade agreement by next year to try to double trade and deepen economic cooperation, Nigerian government officials said on Thursday. Heads of state and ministers from the Developing Eight Countries (D8) Iran,… Read More Read More
Nigeria Wants Financial Surveillance Strengthened for D-8 ABUJA, NIGERIA | JULY 07, 2010 The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Lamido Sanusi on Tuesday called on the Central Bank Governors of the D-8 to ensure a comprehensive surveillance of their financial system in order to forestall a re-occurrence of the recent… Read More Read More
Commissioners’ Meeting Kicks Off D-8 Summit In Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA | JULY 04, 2010 The 7th Summit of the Group of 8 (D-8) started here on Sunday with the meeting of D-8 Commissioners in this capital city of Nigeria, Abuja. The 28th session of the Commissioners’ two-day meeting at the State House Banquet Hall… Read More Read More
Turkey, Indonesia Agree to Annul Visa Requirements ISTANBUL, TURKEY | JUNE 30, 2010 The Turkish president has said Turkey and Indonesia have agreed to start work to reciprocally abolish visa requirements between the two countries as a way to step up their strengthening relations. During todays meetings, Turkey and Indonesia agreed to start… Read More Read More
