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02.02.2012
Air conditioning sector to establish its own faculty
TOBB Turkey Air Conditioning Council will pioneer the establishment of the Air Conditioning Faculty. Council President Zeki Poyraz emphasized that the establishment of an air conditioning faculty should be given due importance. Praising the development of the sector, Poyraz stated that they have completed the organization process and said, “All public administration offices and politicians are on our side. We are just beginning; we will need to achieve many more successes.”
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01.02.2012
Employment and vocational training discussed
Employment and Vocational Training Empowerment Action Plan (İMEİGEP) Monitoring and Assessment Council held its 2011 Action Assessment Meeting at the Labor and Social Security Ministry.
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01.02.2012
Logisticians search for alternatives in reaching target markets
TOBB Turkey Transportation and Logistics Council and the Transportation, Seafaring and Communication Ministry joint meeting was held in Istanbul. Speaking at the meeting the TOBB Turkey Transportation and Logistics Council President Çetin Nuhoğlu stated that in order to take a greater share of the international trade and attract investments we need to integrate with the international transportation corridors. Nuhoğlu stated that this would be possible through creating alternatives to international transportation corridors enabling access to target markets.
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01.02.2012
Agricultural goods increasing current deficit
TOBB Agriculture Council met under Emin Demirci at the TOBB Union Center. Making the opening speech of the meeting, Council President Emin Demirci stated that the importance of the agriculture sector has increased in the recent years and as a result, concerns regarding the future of the sector and food have been increasingly on the agenda.
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31.01.2012
Turkish-UAE Business Forum held in Dubai
Speaking at the Turkish – United Arab Emirates (UAE), TOBB Board Vice President Faik Yavuz emphasized that we should have a larger share of the 16 trillion Dollars world trade volume and said, “We must make our region the center of commerce, prosperity and peace. In order to accomplish this we must rapidly develop the bonds of friendship and trade cooperation between us.”
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30.01.2012
The Thrace region is expectant in regards to a solution to the fuel tax implemented at customs
The TOBB Board Member Mustafa Yardımcı, relaying the Edirne and Kırklareli concerns regarding the fuel tax to be implemented for those traveling to and from abroad more than 4 times a month to the Customs and Commerce Ministry Undersecretary Ziya Altunyaldız, stated that there is work towards not applying this clause of the law to EU and neighboring countries and that the matter would be presented at the first Ministers’ Council.
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26.01.2012
Praise for the customs organization from Mete
Attending the activities celebrating the 400th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic affairs between Turkey and Holland in addition to the World Customs Day at the Ankara Logistics Base in Kazan, TOBB Board Vice President Halim Mete praised the works of the customs organization.
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