Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

Finnish Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Matti Anttonen and Finnish Ambassador to Ankara, Nina Irmeli Vaskunlahti visited TOBB. Anttonen and Vaskunlahti were hosted by TOBB Board Treasurer Faik Yavuz. Turkey – Finland economic and trade relations were discussed during the meeting, underlining the fact that there are opportunities for cooperation in the sectors of informatics, innovation, agriculture and textiles.​

The Iran Economy Seminar was held at the TOBB Union Center. TOBB Board Member Şahin Bilgiç, Islamic Republic of Iran Ambassador to Ankara Alireza Bikdeli and Development Ministry Deputy Minister Mehmet Ceylan made the opening speeches of the meeting during which, Jahan Persian International Investment Company CEO Mohammad Reza Jahan Biglary provided a presentation detailing the investment opportunities in Iran.​

The number of newly established companies, cooperatives and sole proprietorships increased by 27,61%, 60,00% and 28,87% respectively according to the previous month.​

The number of newly established companies, cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by 6,99%, 33,33% and 14,53% respectively according to the previous month.​

District administrators of Eskişehir were informed in regards to the Specialized Vocational Training Centers (UMEM) Project which aims to impart vocational training and increase employment. ​

The SME Information Site has had 394,954 visitors in the last 12 months. The number of visitors in August, 2014, was 28,158.​

As a part of the UMEM Ability’10 project, the first courses in Ağrı have been opened following the work undertaken by the Ağrı Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ağrı İŞKUR Province Branch.​

The number of newly established companies increased by 2,14% while cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by 18,09% and 2,28% respectively according to the previous month.​

According to the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Commerce and TIR Department’s data, in the June of 2014 an increase of 5.24% in the number of Transit Permits Issued in comparison to the June of the previous year as well as a decrease of 21.53% in the number of TIR Carnets issued for the same times.​

Issues in Iraq in regards to exports to the region and the companies currently working there were assessed during a meeting presided over by the Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci. Attending the meeting were TOBB Presidential Council Member Faik Yavuz, TİM President Mehmet Büyükekşi and many officials.​