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The meeting, chaired by Mr. Hüseyin ERKAN, Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) Chairman & CEO, was held within the framework of the mandate of developing the cooperation among the stock exchanges of the OIC member States, given by the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (COMCEC).
The Forum took the following decisions:
* The Task Force for Customized Indices and Exchange Traded Islamic Financial Products will facilitate the signing of the master agreement between the index provider and the participating stock exchanges in addition to working on Exchange Traded Funds, Exchange Traded Commodity Contracts, Islamic Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Islamic Depository Receipts, as well as other Islamic products to be traded on the OIC stock exchanges.
* The Task Force for Capital Market Linkages and the Task Force for Post-Trade Services will prepare the format for a multilateral MoU aimed at further strengthening the cooperation between and among the Forum member Exchanges and post-trade institutions.
* A conference and exhibition on capital market linkages shall be organized prior to the 5th Forum meeting to be held in Istanbul in October 2011.
* The Task Force for the Promotion, Awareness and Investor Education about Islamic Capital Markets will continue to work on the development of awareness raising activities and projects.