Within the framework of the SESRIC Project on “Empowering SME Development Agencies with Innovative Financing Solutions under the OIC-SMENET Framework”, which is
co-funded under the 13^th Call for Project Proposals of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) Project Funding, the Centre will organise a Training Course on “Building Institutional Capacity for Innovative SME Financing Models” on 28-29 July 2026 through an online video conferencing platform.

The training course aims to strengthen the technical capacity of SME development agency staff to understand, evaluate, and facilitate innovative financing models that address persistent SME financing gaps across OIC countries. It will bring together experts and executives of SME development agencies as well as relevant ministries and institutions from the partner countries of the project, namely, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Morocco, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Senegal, and the Republic of Türkiye, to enhance their knowledge and technical skills on the topic.

The COMCEC Coordination Office (CCO) introduced the COMCEC Project Funding (CPF) in 2013, a financing mechanism that supports projects submitted by OIC member countries and relevant OIC institutions. Funding is provided in the form of a grant through the Development and Investment Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, a primary body in the CPF scheme. Since the initiation of CPF, SESRIC has implemented 19 projects to date across various cooperation areas and sectoral themes determined by the CCO.

For the 13^th Call for Project Proposals of CPF, the CCO has completed the evaluation process and announced the final list of successful projects. Three SESRIC projects have been identified as eligible for co-funding in the 2026 implementation period. These projects, designed in collaboration with relevant national institutions in member countries, aim to strengthen human resources and institutional capacities in the areas of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), poverty alleviation, and tourism cooperation areas.

For more details about SESRIC projects funded by the COMCEC, please visit: https://www.sesric.org/tcd-activities-projects-funded.php.