The financial crisis which started in July 2007, when investors lost their confidence in the value of securitised mortgages in the United States, is now deepening with a global reach and affecting a wide range of financial and economic activities and institutions in both developed and developing countries around the world. As the crisis deepened, the governments of major developed and developing countries as well as international financial regulators attempted to take some mitigation actions and coordinate efforts to contain the crisis.

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The OIC-VET Portal has been launched following the official inauguration of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the OIC Member Countries (OIC-VET Programme) by H.E. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey and Chairman of COMCEC, during the COMCEC Economic Summit, held in Istanbul on 9 November 2009, with the presence of the heads of states and governments of the OIC Member Countries.

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OIC-VET Partners Database, a special database sited in the OIC-VET Portal with the aim of providing information on potential partners who are able and keen to effectively participate in the implementation of projects within the various projects of the OIC-VET Programme, has finally been released. The OIC-VET Partners Database constitutes an optimised virtual pool in which all registered OIC-VET Partners will come together with the aim of facilitating the process of matching their capacities and defining their needs in the related areas of activities in order to effectively plan and implement OIC-VET projects.

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SESRIC is pleased to announce the addition of new maps on OIC Member Countries focusing on the key themes as listed below:

1. Energy Balance, 2006
2. Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices (Billion USD, 2009*)
3. Intra-OIC Exports ($), 2008
4. Intra-OIC Imports ($), 2008
5. Total Population (Millions, 2009*)

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