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Rising Africa Meets in Istanbul

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Africa which was called as “Hopeless Continent” 10 years ago, have become “Rising Continent”. 9thInternational Turkish - African Congress under the theme “Sectorial and Financial Transformation in Africa” will be organized on 24th-25th April 2014 in Istanbul by TASAM African Institute...

Africa has been integrating to world economy and diversifying its partnerships. It is not only an easily reachable market for developed countries; but also in the recent years, it has become a major market for developing countries. Despite global economic recess and the negative effects of Arab Spring, in the last 10 years Africa has grown 5% due to its new partners in trade. Besides People’s Republic of China, India and Brazil; Republic of Korea and Republic of Turkey are the major rising partners of the continent. Africa has an important place in the growth strategy of multinational corporations.

According to data of International Money Fund, while between 2001 and 2010 six of the 10 fastest growing economies of the world were in Africa; with regards to projections of 2011-2015 this number has risen to 7. The current situation and these projections have transformed Africa from “Hopeless Continent” into “Rising Continent”. Republic of Turkey with its African Initiative has gained short term success due to its initiative’s timing and progress. In 2003 when the strategy of Strengthening Economic and Trade Relations with Africa had been introduced; our trade with Africa was 5.4 billion dollars. Last year it had risen to 23.4 billion dollars. Developments such as; increase in diplomatic missions reciprocally, opening commercial counsels, our membership to African Development Bank, positive effect of THY (Turkish Airlines) in transportation, opening new offices of TIKA (Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency) have given opportunities to our companies. As a matter of fact; Turkish entrepreneurs have been discovering the potential of the African continent by closely analyzing its markets. At his point; it is obvious that the mental threshold with regards to all actors in Africa is “sectorial and financial deepening”.

9th International Turkish - African Congress under the theme “Sectorial and Financial Transformation in Africa: Risks and Opportunities” will be organized in Istanbul on 24-25 April 2014 with the participation of various experts. It will be a platform for all of these experts to share their ideas. It is desired that during the congress; changing conditions and investment opportunities in Africa would be pointed out, information about the acquisitions and partnerships in Africa would be collected, a comprehensive risk&opportunity analysis would be conducted about Africa and new business partnerships would be established. The sessions will take place for two days and will be attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Eximbank, Turkish Contractors Association, Foreign Economic Relations Board, African countries’ ambassadors in Ankara, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), New York Forum Africa, Financial Times, Ernst&Young, African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), East African Community (EAC), South African Customs Union (SACU), South African Development Community (SADC) and various investment enterprises.

For detailed information, please use the following link:

http://www.tasam.org/en/Etkinlik/592/9th_international_turkish_-_african_congress

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Küresel ekonomik durgunluğun ve Arap Baharının olumsuz etkilerine karşın, Afrika’nın son on yılda ortalama %5 oranında büyümesinde; güçlenmekte olan yeni ortaklıklar belirleyici bir rol oynamıştır. Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti, Hindistan ve Brezilya’nın yanı sıra Kore Cumhuriyeti ve Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, yükselen ortaklar arasında ilk beş sırayı oluşturmaktadır. Afrika, çok uluslu şirketlerin büyüme stratejilerinde de daha önemli bir yer tutmaktadır.

Uluslararası Para Fonu’nun verilerine göre, 2001-2010 döneminde dünyanın en hızlı büyüyen on ekonomisinden altısını Afrika ülkeleri oluştururken, 2011-2015 dönemine ilişkin öngörülerde bu sayı yediye yükselmiştir. Mevcut tablo ve ileriye dönük büyüme beklentileri, on yıl önce “Umutsuz Kıta” olarak nitelendirilen Afrika’yı “Yükselen Kıta” haline getirmiştir. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti’nin Afrika açılımı ile zamanlaması ve ilerleme hızı, kısa vadede başarılı sonuçlar doğurmuştur. Afrika ile Ekonomik ve Ticari İlişkilerin Güçlendirilmesi Stratejisi’nin uygulamaya konulduğu 2003 yılında 5,4 milyar dolar olarak açıklanan ticaret hacmimiz, geçen yıl 23,4 milyar dolara ulaşmıştır. Karşılıklı olarak diplomatik temsilciliklerin sayılarındaki artışlar, ticaret müşavirliklerinin hizmete girmeye başlaması, Afrika Kalkınma Bankası’na üyeliğimizin gerçekleşmesi, ulaştırma sisteminde THY’nin etkisi, TİKA’nın yeni ofislerinin açılması gibi dikkate değer gelişmeler, firmalarımıza çeşitli fırsatlar sunmakta, nitekim Türk girişimciler de Afrika pazarını daha yakından araştırmak suretiyle Kıta’nın potansiyelini keşfetmektedirler. Gelinen noktada Afrika’da tüm aktörler açısından önümüzdeki zihinsel eşiğin “sektörel ve finansal derinleşme” olduğu aşikardır.

“Afrika’daki Sektörel ve Finansal Dönüşüm: Fırsatlar ve Riskler” teması ile 24-25 Nisan 2014 tarihlerinde İstanbul’da icra edilecek 9. Uluslararası Türk - Afrika Kongresi alanlarında uzman kişilerden oluşan geniş bir kitleyi buluşturarak kapsamlı görüş alışverişine imkân tanıyacak bir platform olacak. Kongre süresince Afrika ülkelerinde değişmekte olan koşullara ve sunulan yatırım fırsatlarına dikkat çekilmesi, Kıta ülkelerinde şirket alımları ya da ortaklıkları hakkında bilgi toplanması, Afrika hakkında kapsamlı bir fırsat/risk analizi yapılması ve yeni iş ortaklıklarının tesis edilmesi arzulanmaktadır. İki gün boyunca gerçekleşecek oturumlarda T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı, T.C. Ekonomi Bakanlığı, Türk Eximbank, Türkiye Müteahhitler Birliği ve Dış Ekonomik İlişkiler Kurulu gibi kurum ve kuruluşlarımızın yanı sıra Benin Dış İlişkilerden Sorumlu Kurumlar Bakanı Bio Toro OROU GUIWA, T.C. Bilim, Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakan Yardımcısı Prof. Dr. Davut KAVRANOĞLU, Ankara’da bulunan Afrika Ülkeleri Büyükelçileri ile birlikte Ekonomik İşbirliği ve Kalkınma Örgütü (OECD), New York Forum Africa, Financial Times, Ernst & Young, Afrika Kalkınma Bankası (AfKB), Afrika Birliği, Doğu ve Güneydoğu Afrika Ortak Pazarı (COMESA), Doğu Afrika Topluluğu (EAC), Güney Afrika Gümrük Birliği (SACU), Güney Afrika Kalkınma Topluluğu (SADC) ve çok sayıda yatırımcı kuruluş iştirak edeceklerdir.

 

Detaylı bilgi için aşağıdaki link kullanılabilir:

http://www.tasam.org/tr-TR/Etkinlik/526/9_uluslararasi_turk_-_afrika_kongres

 

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1. The 6th Think Tanks Forum of Islamic Countries convened in Islamabad during 6-8 March, 2015. The Forum was hosted by The Turkish Asian Centre for Strategic Studies (TASAM), The Pakistan Senate Defence Committee, Pakistan China Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS). The Forum had broad representation from various parts of the Muslim world and the 6th Islamic Think Tank Forum decided some new, landmark initiatives to institutionalize the Forum as the principal platform for intellectuals, thinkers, opinion leaders and heads of the think tanks of Muslim countries.

2. The Forum wishes to thank the President of Pakistan, H.E. Mamnoon Hussain, the Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs and National Security, Mr. Sartaj Aziz and the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Senator Syed Nayyer Hussain Bokhari for graciously accepting the invitation to address the Forum, especially lending prestige and strength to this important global conference.

3. The Forum decided that in the 21 st Century, which is seeing shift in the balance of economic and political power away from the West to the East with the "battle of ideas" predominant, it is important that the Think Tanks Forum play the role of a bridge between cultures, countries and continents. Hence, it was decided to change its name from Islamic Think Tanks Forum to the World Islamic Forum (WIF).

4. The World Islamic Forum will also promote a narrative of Islam based on realities on the ground and the facts as the exit, namely, presenting and promoting Islam as the religion of peace, harmony, balance, tolerance and coexistence.

5. The World Islamic Forum would also develop an outreach to communities and countries outside the OIC as well so that there are partnership and coalitions developed on common platforms in the current geo-political scenario.

6. The Forum participants condemned extremism and terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and clearly state that terrorism has no religion, caste, creed or colour. The fight against terrorism and militancy is in fact a struggle to reclaim the rightful legacy and the essence of Islam which was clearly enunciated by the Holy Prophet (PBUH), both in his teachings as well as actions under his leadership.

7. The Forum also condemned Islamophobia emerging in certain European countries and urges that it should be considered a crime similar to anti-Semitism under existing laws of various countries of Europe.

8. The Forum reaffirmed its commitment to uphold the equality of all persons, irrespective of religion, gender, caste, colour or creed and termed any discrimination against any ethnic group or community or violence on the basis of hatred, prejudice and bigotry or hate speech as a crime against humanity.

9. The Forum also rejected any threat or use of force to resolve issues and said international law and the UN Charter are paramount and the forum supports the inviolability of existing state borders and frontiers of all countries.

10. The Forum also supports durable peace, stability and security with the resolution of long standing disputes in various regions including Palestine, Kashmir, Cyprus and Nagorno Karabagh.

11. The Forum seeks promotion of regional economic cooperation, particularly in the field of education, energy, education and economy as well as the establishment of infrastructure and mechanisms that help in bringing out the best of the creative talent of people especially the youth and women of various countries who are in the vanguard of much -needed change and reform in Muslim society.

12. The Forum urges Muslim regimes and leaders to bridge the gap between elite and street by involving civil society and providing equality of opportunity to promote fundamental rights.

To institutionalize the World Islamic Forum as the voice of Muslims intellectuals, opinion leaders and thinkers, the World Islamic Forum decided on the following institutional mechanisms:

a) A permanent 5 -person Steering Committee to be formed to coordinate the activities of the Forum and to develop an institutional voice with civil society organizations, NG0s, think tanks and academia in different parts of the world as well as deciding on the agenda and activities of the World Islamic Forum annual conferences.

b) The Wiseman Board of the Islamic Forum should be renamed as the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) of the World Islamic Forum.

c) The international secretariat of the World Islamic Forum be hosted at Istanbul with TASAM while the regional secretariat for Asia be established at Islamabad hosted by the Pakistan China Institute as well as in other regions of the world.

d) The World Islamic Forum activities will include a dynamic and interactive website in the English, Turkish, Arabic and French languages, preparation of research reports and studies on issues facing the Muslim Umma and participation at various international conferences which concerns the Muslim World.

e) Istanbul Islamic Awards are a welcome development and these should be an annual feature.

f) World Islamic Forum decided to hold a 'Muslim Women's Summit' in Kuala Lumpur in September 2015.

g) World Islamic Forum decided to convene its next conference in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran in 2016.

The Forum concluded with a vote of thanks to the hosts of the Forum in Islamabad especially the Pakistan China Institute, the Pakistan Senate Defence Committee, TASAM and the KAS for hosting what turned into an historic event that will go a long way in winning the "battle of ideas" and presenting a positive narrative about Islam and Muslims that is badly needed in the present times.


6-8 March 2015, Islamabad


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