Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is an intergovernment regional organization established by Iran, Pakistan and Turkey for the purpose of promoting economic, technical and cultural cooperation among the Member States.
Objectives:
- sustainable economic development of Member States
- progressive removal of trade barriers and promotion of intra- regional trade
- gradual integration of the economies of the Member States with the world economy
- development of transport & communications infrastructure linking the Member States with each other and with the outside world
- economic liberalization and privatization
- effective utilization of the agricultural and industrial potentials of ECO region
- regional cooperation for drug abuse control, ecological and environmental protection and strengthening of historical and cultural ties among the peoples of the ECO region
- mutually beneficial cooperation with regional and international organizations
Activities of ECO are in the fields of: Trade and Investment, Transport and Telecommunications, Energy, Minerals, environment and Economic Research and Statistics.
The Organization website includes more details about its services as well as online publications. Also statistical tables that include many indicators are available online.