Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited the Kahramanmaraş Commodity Exchange.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, participating in the opening ceremony and consultation meeting of the new service building of the Bergama Chamber of Commerce, emphasized that the future of Bergama is brilliant and said, “Let's use our potential to its fullest.” Hisarcıklıoğlu provided information on what TOBB, along with the chambers and commodity exchanges, has done in the past year and stated that Respite Credits will pave the way for SMEs.​

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek, Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci, Signatures were set down in İzmir for the new Respite Credits which will be actualized with the contributions of chambers and exchanges under TOBB’s leadership with the attendances of Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan, Minister of Health Ahmet Demircan and TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu toured the “Joint Processing Facility for Industrial Forest Products” realized by the Kastamonu Commodity Exchange (KTB) as a part of the “Competitive Sectors Program” in which the Kastamonu Commodity Exchange invested 10 million EUR". Hisarcıklıoğlu posed for photographs with the workers, receiving information about the facility from the KTB Chairman Sedat İşeri.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, speaking at the İnebolu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, stated that following the Ilgaz Tunnel, the Kastamonu-Inebolu road needs to be completed quickly, “The issue of Inebolu Harbor has to be resolved as soon as possible. This port is the foundation of industrialization in this region. With these two goals completed, Inebolu will become the gateway for Central Anatolia. It will pave the way for exports to Black Sea countries.”​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu evaluated growth figures for 2017. Expressing that Turkey has garnered high praise around the world with its annual growth rate of 7.4%; Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We are the fastest growing country of G20; we ranked 2nd among the OECD. Growth figures give morale to our country and are a source of hope and confidence for the business world.”​

18 chambers / commodity exchanges and 2 branch offices and 96 chambers / commodity exchanges with completed document renewal inspections in the 13th period were awarded with the certificates of accreditation at the ceremony organized at TOBB Conference Hall.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “While the World countries think on how to enact a single investment environment reform, we have enacted 100 reforms all with the decisive steps of our government.”​

Şükrü Güngör Köleoğlu, former President of the Trabzon Commodity Exchange, has passed away.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Joint Consultative Meeting of Ereğli Commodity Exchange and Ereğli Chamber of Commerce and Industry.​