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L'un des plus petits pays d'Afrique fait une entrée fracassante après se présenter aux forces vives de l'industrie mondiale Voyage à Londres

La Gambie a lancé une visite culturelle et de la nature en rivière appelée le Ninki Nanka Trail au marché mondial Voyage, un événement de l'industrie Voyage international majeur, en novembre 2019.

D'abord conçu dans les années 1980 pour le tourisme ouvert upcountry le long de la rivière Gambie, la piste a vu le jour après des études de marché complet et pilotage de produits. Il offre un nouveau produit responsable tourisme passionnant pour la Gambie et sera géré de manière collaborative qui offre des avantages évidents tant pour les communautés locales et les tour-opérateurs impliqués.

Lors du lancement à Londres, tours de réalité virtuelle instantanément transporté les téléspectateurs pour attraper un aperçu des scènes à couper le souffle le long du sentier. Un autre point fort de la participation du pays au marché mondial Voyage était une feuille de route de la jeunesse et du commerce de la Gambie.

Il a été conçu avec l'assistance technique du Centre du commerce international (ITC) dans le cadre du projet d'autonomisation des jeunes (OUI) financé par le Fonds d'urgence de l'UE pour l'Afrique d'affectation spéciale.

La feuille de route est un instrument de politique qui aide à développer le tourisme durable et créer des emplois pour les jeunes dans tout le pays. Il permettra également d'évaluer l'état du secteur et ses défis afin que les tour-opérateurs peuvent évaluer le potentiel des nouveaux services touristiques vers l'amont.

Ces initiatives visent à créer des emplois dans les populations rurales les plus vulnérables à la migration de la Gambie. Les espoirs de Yep pour réduire la migration des pressions en Gambie en s'attaquant une de ses causes profondes - chômage.

Le développement du tourisme en Gambie est une extension de sa campagne Tekki Fii, soutenu par le projet d'autonomisation des jeunes ITC, qui aide les jeunes à « faire ici » (en Gambie) plutôt que de quitter le pays à la recherche d'opportunités économiques.

Source des nouvelles et des images: http://www.tradeforum.org/news/New-Gambian-tourism-products-show-well-at-World-Travel-Market/

GENÈVE - Une délégation du Maroc a visité le bureau Centre du commerce international à Genève pour discuter de la mise en œuvre du projet « le Royaume du Maroc: Le renforcement de la compétitivité des exportations du secteur du textile et de l'habillement » en 2020.

Le projet fait partie du programme de MENATEX de GTEX et vise à accroître la compétitivité des exportations marocaines dans le secteur du textile et de l'habillement en améliorant les organisations institutionnelles qui soutient l'industrie et aussi, en travaillant directement avec les petites et moyennes entreprises (PME) pour améliorer leur performance.

Le « atelier sur la phase d'accélération du projet GTEX MENATEX Maroc » a réuni des représentants du ministère de l'Industrie, Commerce, Vert et l'économie numérique (MITGDE), Association Marocaine des Industries du textile et de l'habillement (AMITH), le Secrétariat d'Etat des Affaires économiques (seco) et l'équipe de l'ITC responsable du projet.

Le président de l'AMITH, Mohammed Boubouh, a présenté le nouveau plan stratégique de l'association, soulignant que « 2020 sera l'année pour accélérer le projet de MENATEX GTEX. Le plan d'action est défini, et nous pouvons passer à la phase de mise en œuvre. » Il a expliqué les attentes élevées des entreprises « nous avons 36 Les entreprises enregistrées dans le cadre du programme. Ils sont convaincus que le programme apportera un appui solide à notre industrie « .

Pour le directeur du textile et de Département en cuir au MITGDE, Taha Ghazi, le projet de MENATEX GTEX a un rôle essentiel dans le soutien l'un des principaux secteurs de l'industrie marocaine. « Le Maroc a créé une stratégie pour développer l'industrie textile, et le projet MENATEX de GTEX vient renforcer les efforts déployés par le ministère pour appuyer le secteur textile. » Taha Ghazi a également commenté la façon dont le projet est l'occasion pour le pays de développer et d'accroître les exportations de textiles par également la promotion des actions axées sur le développement durable, les conditions de travail et la durabilité des résultats obtenus.

Pour 2020, Parmi les activités prévues dans le cadre du projet, la délégation du Maroc se prépare à participer à des foires commerciales internationales et des missions pour renforcer les relations commerciales et d'augmenter les exportations de textiles de pays.

le GTEX / programme MENATEX est 3 années programme, mis en œuvre par le Centre du commerce international (ITC) financé par le Gouvernement suisse dans le cadre du textile mondial et le Programme de vêtements (GTEX – Egypte, Maroc, Tunisie, Kirghizistan et au Tadjikistan) et par le gouvernement suédois dans le contexte du Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord Textiles Programme (MENATEX – Egypte, Jordan, Le Maroc et la Tunisie), avec un cofinancement du gouvernement dans le cas du Maroc.

Source des nouvelles et de l'image : http://www.intracen.org/news/Moroccan-delegation-visit-ITC-and-agreed-for-an-ambitious-plan-for-the-acceleration-phase-of-the-GTEX-MENATEX-project-in-2020/

Le Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI), Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, adressé un message à la 11ème session de la Conférence islamique des ministres de la culture, tenue islamique pour l'Education, La science et la culture (ISESCO), en coordination avec le Secrétariat général de l'OCI, dans la capitale tunisienne 17-19 décembre 2019.

Prenant la parole au nom du Secrétaire général, Sous-Secrétaire général adjoint aux affaires humanitaires et culturelles Ambassadeur Tariq Bakheet, a déclaré que cette session vient à un moment opportun car il signale la reconnaissance des Etats membres de l'OCI de l'ampleur des défis auxquels fait face notre monde d'aujourd'hui, où la perspective culturelle met l'accent sur son rôle actif pour atteindre les objectifs communs de notre monde musulman dans la construction des valeurs ancrées de la diversité culturelle et les principes de modération, la tolérance et le rejet de l'extrémisme, haine, et l'intolérance.

Il a ajouté que l'aspect culturel joue un rôle majeur dans la coexistence culturelle entre les musulmans et les autres peuples, en particulier ceux de l'Ouest. En conclusion de son discours, le Secrétaire général a exprimé l'espoir que la conférence viendrait avec une vision claire qui intègre des mécanismes de mise en œuvre précis et un suivi continu, de sorte que les résolutions de la 11ème session seraient mis en pratique, pour améliorer la communication culturelle, et relever les défis qui se profilent pour le monde musulman.

La source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=23023&t_ref=13867&lan=en

La Conférence islamique des ministres de la Santé a ouvert sa septième session de trois jours à Abu Dhabi, Emirats Arabes Unis, sur 15-17 décembre 2019.

La conférence a débuté par une réunion des hauts fonctionnaires préparatoires pour discuter d'un ensemble de rapports, des projets de résolution, et les documents soumis à la réunion ministérielle sur Décembre 16.

L'Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI) Sous-Secrétaire général pour la science et la technologie, Ambassadeur Askar Musinov, a prononcé un discours de bienvenue et a salué les programmes et les réalisations dans le secteur de la santé dans les États membres de l'OCI, dans la période comprise entre la précédente (Jeddah, 5-7 décembre 2017) et les sessions en cours.

Ambassadeur Musinov a également rendu hommage au Comité permanent de la coopération scientifique et technologique (COMSTECH), la Banque islamique de développement (IsDB), l'Académie islamique internationale du Fiqh (IIFA) et islamique pour l'éducation, La science et la culture (ISESCO) pour leur contribution au domaine.

Les principaux sujets à l'ordre du jour de la conférence comprennent le Programme de santé stratégique d'action de l'OCI 2014-2023 et le renforcement de la coopération sanitaire entre les Etats membres.

Les discussions porteront également sur les modes de vie sains, la prévention, et le contrôle des maladies transmissibles et non transmissibles, urgences sanitaires et des catastrophes, en plus de la santé maternelle et infantile et la nutrition, l'autonomie en médecine et la fourniture de vaccins et de la production, et technologies médicales avancées.

La source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=23005&t_ref=13861&lan=en

Le Secrétaire général de l'Organisation de la coopération islamique (OCI), Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, has stressed that the First Ministerial Conference for Social Development in Istanbul, République de Turquie, sur 9 décembre, 2019, is an occasion to review the challenges facing the Islamic world in social areas, especially those related to empowering the institution of marriage and the family and preserving their values.

In a statement at the opening session of the conference, delivered on his behalf by Amb. Tariq Bakhiet, Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian, Culture and Social Affairs, Al-Othaimeen noted that the conference sheds light on issues of social development in Member States so as to ensure social equality and prosperity for all, especially by enabling the institution of marriage and the family and to ensure the well-being of the child, and social security for the elderly and people with disabilities.

“I am confident that our conference will constitute a qualitative transition for our countries and societies in the direction of achieving the welfare of our peoples and achieving sustainable development,” said Al-Othaimeen.

The Secretary General conveyed his appreciation to the Organization’s Specialized and Sffiliated Organs and Institutions for their tremendous efforts and contributions in the field of social development in the OIC Member States.

The 1st Ministerial Conference on Social Development examines matters that were considered by the sectorial ministerial conferences on the family, child welfare, as well as on wellbeing and social security for the elderly and special need persons.

La source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22985&t_ref=13853&lan=en  

Marine plastic pollution, commonly referred to as marine plastic litter, is a major global environmental problem. Marine plastic litter harms marine species through ingestion and entanglement, violates the integrity of ecosystems, inhibits growth of marine plants, accumulates and transports pathogens that may cause disease and injuries to marine animals, plants and humans, and partly ends up in the food chain. en outre, it causes economic losses due to reduced fishery yields, declining amenity for tourism, and damage to shipping and related infrastructure.

Some of the plastic in the oceans comes from fisheries, aquaculture, nautical activities and illegal dumping in the sea, but around 80% of the total comes from the land. Land-based plastic pollution is caused primarily by inappropriate management of waste of plastic packaging and short-lived products originating from various consumer products in numerous sectors. These consist for example of plastic bags; single and multilayer food and beverage containers; cleaning and personal care product containers; food wrapping and trays; plastic foil; single-use cutlery; cups; synthetic textiles and clothing; plastic footwear; and so on. Wind and rain carry this litter into streams and rivers, and then into the oceans.

Nowhere to throw it

Better management of plastic litter on land would clearly reduce the amount of plastic litter entering the oceans, but that doesn’t address the issue of what to do with the overwhelming amounts of plastic waste generated in the first place. There is nowhere to throw it all away.

One way to approach the challenge is by transitioning to a circular economy, where the crucial concept is the designing out of waste. The key to the success of the circular economy approach is to focus on the design stage, rather than trying to deal with waste at the end of the product’s life.

In the case of plastic, the idea is change practices and encourage innovation so that we use less plastic; design plastic products in ways so that they can be reused; develop the technologies allow more effective and efficient reprocessing of used plastic; and devise and use safer alternatives to traditional plastics.

Plastic packaging, synthetic textiles and clothing, and short-lived, fast-moving consumer and institutional products made of plastics contribute significantly to the generation of marine plastic litter. There is hardly any global, regional, national report or research study on marine plastic litter that does not point out the contribution of packaging, single-use or short-lived consumer products, personal care products containing microbeads, synthetic clothing and microfibers, and fishing gear lost at sea.

At the design stage

The rapid, flowing nature of plastic packaging and short-lived plastic consumer products which become waste needs to be addressed by the consumers of plastic packaging, namely industries such as manufacturers of food and beverage producers, shoes, textiles and garments, as well as the manufacturers of short-lived consumer products. This is best done at the design phase within the value chain, through collaboration with the plastic producers and the converters, the companies which manufacture plastic products, ranging from toothbrushes to building pipes, from fruit boxes to car interiors.

In the product design stage, the following might be considered: a) scrutinizing the necessity of packaging altogether, including of plastics, b) selection of renewable, bio-degradable and compostable materials and additives that are not toxic or that are less toxic than fossil-based plastics; c) designing for less material use in order to decrease waste; d) designing packaging and products that use a single or small number of polymers that are easy to separate during recycling.

Policy measures to incentivize circular economy practices in design could consist of supporting implementation of innovations in the re-design of existing products and the design of new products, and support for innovations and start-ups, in particular those related to new, biodegradable and compostable plastics.

The above was originally published in UNIDO’s Making It magazine and draws on a working paper, ‘Addressing the challenge of marine plastic litter using circular economy methods’, published by UNIDO in April 2019.

by Charles ARTHUR

La source: https://www.unido.org/stories/circular-economy-solution-marine-plastic-litter

With global asets of currently more than $2.4tn and a forecast of 7.7% compounded growth per year to reach $3.8tn by 2023, Islamic finance is becoming “a force to be reckoned with,” the newly released State of the Global Islamic Economy Report 2019/20, compiled by research and advisory firm DinarStandard in partnership with the Malaysia Digital Economy Corp, notes.
It states that the industry was successfully building upon its Shariah-based principles of ethical and sustainable finance and banking to attract new clients, both Muslims and non-Muslims who are looking for more ethical ways to bank and finance projects. This process continually widens the sector’s asset base.
In regional terms, Southeast Asia and nations of the Gulf Co-operation Council keep leading the industry, while West and South Asia, particularly Jordan and Pakistan, are catching up and are now among the top 10 nations for Islamic finance development in the world, according to the Islamic finance development indicator, which is part of the report and takes into account the sector’s quantitative development, knowledge, governance, corporate social responsibility and awareness of Islamic finance.
The strong role of Islamic finance in Malaysia, which keeps leading the world’s Islamic finance development indicator index, was underlined in 2017 as Islamic financing overtook conventional loans as the growth driver for the domestic banking system, with a 71% increase last year.
Malaysia’s top scoring in the indicator index is further attributed to its strength to build an Islamic finance ecosystem as part of the country’s key economic growth areas and the continuous focus on the halal economy.
Indonésie, in turn, jumped six notches from ten to four on the development index, an exponential improvement that can be mainly attributed to the establishment of the 2019-2024 Shariah economy master plan under the government of President Joko Widodo.
The report also points out that traditional Islamic finance hubs continue to grow, including in the UK, which has the largest Islamic finance industry in the OECD, while there is emerging competition from newer players including Australia and a number of Sub-Saharan African states, including Kenya and Uganda, as well as Muslim-majority Central Asian countries such as Tajikistan and Uzbekistan which are currently working on implementing new regulations to develop the sector.
A central matter is the growing importance of financial technology in the entire global financial industry and the readiness for adoption, the report continues. While Islamic finance has not kept pace with the conventional banking sector’s adoption of fintech, change is happening through the development of digital banking and other fintech solutions and processes, including blockchain technology implemented by the Islamic Development Bank to develop Shariah-compliant products in order to support financial inclusion.
The report also identifies opportunities for Islamic finance which are not yet completely realised. Among them is Islamic insurance, or takaful, a sector where the development of new financial products based on murabhahah and waqf would promise further growth.
Another big opportunity remains Islamic trade finance. With global trade being a $12.3tn-industry as per 2017 figures, representing 75% of global trade, total trade within the 57 member countries of the Organization of Islamic Co-operation stood at $250bn in that year. toutefois, the Islamic trade finance industry as such was only at an estimated $186bn, reflecting substantial room for growth which could be achieved by developing standard documentation for Islamic trade finance deals and trade hubs in key regions offering progressive trade finance solutions.
A challenge remains the lack of talent in the industry which results in a competency gap, namely in Shariah expertise, innovation and product development, as well as technical Islamic finance knowledge, owing to too few specialised educational institutions in a number of Islamic countries. While this has held the industry back thus far, the increase in education initiatives has been promising, the report concludes.

By Arno Maierbrugger/Gulf Times Correspondent/Bangkok Source: https://www.gulf-times.com/story/647962/Islamic-finance-becoming-a-global-force-says-repor

Diversifying Trade in Africa report offers insights for the design phase of the AfCFTA based on an assessment of existing trade, development and diversification strategies

African policymakers are embarking on an ambitious regional integration effort. The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) creates a first-of-its-kind common area for Africa’s trade competitiveness and development.

This agreement requires policymakers to align a wide range of complex and divergent trade strategies across the continent. To support this ambitious endeavour, the International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a report that assesses Africa’s existing national and sub-regional trade strategies to identify common trends and opportunities in the ongoing AfCFTA negotiations.

ITC’sDiversifying Trade in Africa: New strategy approaches for the African Continental Free Trade Area examines 181 strategic African trade and development documents in ITC’s Trade Strategy Map database. To achieve robust regional integration, the report suggests that Africa should focus more on manufacturing and innovation sectors that can add value.

‘If not designed properly and used by the private sector, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement will foster little economic benefits. This is why investing in the ‘design phase’ will be essential for African policymakers to align often complex and even divergent national trade strategies across the continent,’ said ITC Executive Director Director Arancha González.

To define a common strategic vision for Africa, ITC’s new report suggests that AfCFTA negotiations take into account the following trends:

• Agriculture accounts for less than 20% of Africa’s GDP but more than 60% of the priority sectors in African trade strategies. Manufacturing and high value-added sectors are rarely prioritized both at the country and regional level.
• Overlapping sector priorities in national strategies, particularly for the agricultural sector, may require particular attention during AfCFTA negotiations.
• Close to 80% of existing trade strategies in Africa identify trade integration and regionalism as crucial policy areas, but just 10% of African strategies currently have a regional scope, which indicates there is space for regionalism to grow.
• Innovation is seldom featured as a priority in African trade competitiveness strategies, yet will be important for upgrading and diversification.
• Smaller nations in Africa can play a key role in building the African common market, as they tend to engage more in regional strategies.

Full version of the report is available on : http://www.intracen.org/New-ITC-report-Insights-to-diversify-trade-in-Africa/

Source of the report and photo : ITC (Centre du commerce international)

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation held a Brainstorming Meeting in Almaty – Kazakhstan on 19 novembre 2019 to discuss the proposal of the Founding President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, IL. m. Nur Sultan Nazarbayev, to bring together 15 leading OIC Member States with strong credentials in the field of science, technology and innovation to suggest practical measures for helping other Member States in their efforts for the development of science, technology and innovation under the banner “OIC-15 Dialogue Platform”.

On behalf of the OIC General Secretariat, Ambassador Askar Mussinov, Assistant Secretary General for Science and Technology emphasized the importance of science and technology for overcoming the challenges of development, environment degradation, health, energy shortages and water resources scarcity faced by the Muslim world.

He mentioned major achievements and initiatives of the OIC in the fields of higher education, health, science, technology and innovation, water and environment pointing out OIC’s places special emphasis on strengthening cooperation among the Member States for the promotion of science, technology, innovation, higher education and research. He thanked the Government of Kazakhstan for promoting the objectives and policies of the OIC.

The meeting appreciated the ongoing initiatives and emphasized the need for increasing intra-OIC collaboration for meeting the targets set by OIC STI Agenda 2026 adopted by the First OIC Summit on Science and Technology held in Astana in September 2017. The meeting also approved a set of recommendations for early activation of the mechanism and requested OIC General Secretariat to bring the recommendations to the notice of next meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers.

It is worth recalling that the First OIC Summit on Science and Technology held in Astana in September 2017 adopted a comprehensive plan ‘OIC STI Agenda 2026’ that focuses on building capacities and partnerships with a view to enabling OIC Member States to effectively address the contemporary challenges of poverty, disease, environmental degradation, changement climatique, énergie, water and food security.

La source: https://www.oic-oci.org/topic/?t_id=22914&t_ref=13827&lan=en

Islamic Chamber Research and Information Centre (ICRIC)  Board Members Meeting was held along with the 29the Meeting of the Board of Directs of the Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industrie et agriculture (VENESSE) sur 16 novembre 2019 in Karachi-Pakistan.

Dr. Mohammad Reza Karbasi, ICRIC Director General, m. Salimi and Mr. Ashraf Iranian ICRIC Board Members, and the delegate from the Jordon Chamber, as well as the Secretary General of the ICCIA, Dr. Yousef Hassan Khalawi attended the meeting.

At this meeting, ICRIC Director General, Dr. Mohamad Reza Karbasi, presented ICRIC activities report of 2017-2019 along with the ICRIC future plans.

Islamic Countries Credit Rating System (IC-CRS), Muslim Excellence and Competitiveness Award (ME & C Award), Halal World, Chaîne Pays Islamiques Tourisme (CTIC), OIC Networking on SMEs Agencies (ONSA), Islamic World Trade Directory (IWTD) are ICRIC projects.

ICRIC as the think tank of the ICCIA is supposed to update some of its proposals regarding the projects for being implemented in cooperation with ICCIA member chambers.

The next meeting of the ICRIC Board of Directors Meeting will be held along with the 30^e  Meeting of the Board of Directors of the ICCIA in Jordon in 2020.