Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The ABC’s 2015 First General Assembly was organized with the attendances of the chamber presidents and representatives of the member Balkan states, hosted by term president Macedonia Chamber of Economy.

Hisarcıklıoğlu provided information in regards to the B20 of which he is term president during his speech at the ABC General Assembly. Summarizing the process, Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that, for the first time, they have brought the matters of SMEs and entrepreneurship to the table.

- Turkey-Macedonia Work Committee Agreement signed

Following the general assembly, with the attendance of Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Stavrevski, an event was held for the 93^rd anniversary of the establishment of the Macedonian Chamber of Economy.

In order to increase bilateral relations and trade volume, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu and Macedonian Chamber of Economy President Branko Azeski signed the Turkey-Macedonia Work Committee Agreement.

TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that Macedonia, which has dealt peaceably with Turkey ever since its independence has grown in a stable manner despite the crises in the surrounding region.

Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Stavrevski reported that if the European economy is stabilized, they project 4-4.5% growth for Macedonia in 2015.

During the event, organized with the theme of 2015 Competitive Power, Stavrevski stated that they put great importance on competition and view infrastructure to this end as a priority.

Accompanying Hisarcıklıoğlu during his Macedonia meetings were TOBB Board Member Memiş Kütükcü and TOBB Foreign Affairs Commission member Ergün Efendioğlu.