The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation is an intergovernmental organization for development cooperation among Muslim majority countries. It was established in 1996 and held its first summit in Istanbul in June 1997. Its nine members are Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey, and it is headquartered in Istanbul. The organization focuses on socio economic development through cooperation in finance, banking, agriculture, energy, science and technology, health and environmental protection, and its members together represent roughly 1.2 billion people and a combined nominal GDP of about 4.92 trillion dollars as of 2023.
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1. Wikipedia: D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation
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1996
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Istanbul, Turkey
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The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organisation for development co-operation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.
lead paragraph, sentence beginning: Azerbaijan was admitted to the organization as the 9th membe
Azerbaijan was admitted to the organization as the 9th member on 19 December 2024.
In Group: Economic Communities and Trade Blocs of Asia and the Pacific, Lead
The D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, also known as Developing-8, is an organisation for development co-operation among Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey.
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