Within the framework of the SESRIC Project on “Empowering SME Development Agencies with Innovative Financing Solutions under the OIC-SMENET Framework”, the Centre will organise a Workshop on “Designing Implementation Strategies for Innovative SME Financing Support Mechanisms” on 16-17 September 2026 at its Headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye. The Project is co-funded under the 13^th Call for Project Proposals of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (COMCEC) Project Funding.

The workshop aims to enable professionals from the project partner agencies to translate the knowledge acquired during the preceding Training Course on “Building Institutional Capacity for Innovative SME Financing Models” into practical strategies for facilitating innovative SME financing. It will bring together senior technical staff of SME development agencies from the project partner countries namely 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.

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 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 under the following cooperation areas: Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), poverty alleviation, and tourism.

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