Year Programme of Action envisaged to move the volume of intra-OIC trade upwards from around 14 to 20 percent by the year 2015, " he added. "In this particular aspect, we have already , "hieved significant success thanks to the efforts of the OIC Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) which is chaired by His Excellency Abdullah Gul, President of the Republic of Turkey," he said. "Of course in devising and implementing various programs and projects the OIC system pulls immense strength from the existence of one of the most successful regional banks in its family, Islamic Development Bank (IDB). In addition to COMCEC and IDB, I should also refer to the important roles played by other OIC institutions, namely, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) based in Casablanca, the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries, SESRIC based in Ankara and the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) based in Karachi. --MORE
