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The Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), launched in Mauritius in March 1997, is a grouping of nineteen Indian Ocean -rim states, whose aims are to facilitate trade and investment in the region. Member states include Australia , Bangladesh , India , Indonesia , Iran , Kenya , Madagascar , Malaysia , Mauritius , Mozambique , Oman , the Seychelles , Singapore , South Africa , Sri Lanka , Tanzania , Thailand , the United Arab Emirates , and Yemen . China , Egypt , France , Japan and the United Kingdom are Dialogue Partners, while the Indian Ocean Tourism Organisation is an Observer. IOR-ARC activities include several on-going topical projects and work programs conducted by member countries of shared interests, all of which under the umbrella of 3 separate Working Group s, namely the Working Group on Trade and Investment (WGTI), the Indian Ocean Rim Business Forum (IORBF), and the Indian Ocean Rim Academic Group (IORAG). The Association holds a Council of Ministers meeting once every two years. The working groups have business and academic representatives to ensure that different points of view and interests are fully reflected in IOR-ARC’s work program. The Association disseminates information on trade and investment regimes, with a view to helping the region's business community to understand better the impediments to trade and investment within the region. These exchanges of information have been intended to serve as a base to expand intra-regional trade. EXTERNAL LINKS
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