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Turkey Business and Investment Summit 2010 to take place in March

15 January 2010 13:03 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Nijat Mustafayev, Elmin Ibrahimov - APA-Economics. Turkey Business and Investment Summit 2010 will take place at the Conrad Hotel
Istanbul from March 3 through 4.

Turkey’s fast growing domestic market, qualified and cost-effective labour
force, liberal investment climate and unique geographical location as a
gateway between Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia and the Middle East have
made the country the 15th most attractive FDI destination for 2008-2010.
Yet, the great majority of foreign investments are concentrated in
Istanbul and its vicinity, leaving the vast business opportunities in the
rest of the country untouched. To overcome this hurdle, Turkey has
recently adopted an investment incentive scheme for regional development
and introduced development agencies based on regional policies of the
European Union. This unique event will provide information on the rich
business opportunities in Turkey’s various regions, in the light of the
recent developments related to the EU accession process.

Key topics include:

- How and why to invest in Turkey’s regions: incentives & opportunities

- Road to success for small and medium sized enterprises

- Regional infrastructure focus

- Mapping Turkey’s renewable energy potential

- Regional investment opportunities

- Showcasing regional investment projects

Confirmed Speakers include

Zafer Caglayan, State Minister for Foreign Trade, Republic of Turkey

Cevdet Yilmaz, State Minister for Regional Development, Republic of Turkey

Abdullah Celik, General Manager, Development Bank of Turkey

Hikmet Kurnaz, General Manager, Credit Guarantee Fund, Republic of Turkey

Jose Romano, Head of Turkey and Istanbul Venture Capital Initiative
European Investment Fund

Tarkan Kadooglu, President, Federation of Eastern and Southeastern
Industrialists and Business Association, Turkey

Osman Reis, President, Federation of Associations of Black Sea
Industrialists and Businessmen

Mete Cakmakci, Secretary General, The Technology Development Foundation
of Turkey

Fahrettin Amir Arman, President, Power Plants Industrialists and
Businessmen Association (HESIAD), Turkey

Ali GÃƒπner Tekin, Head of Department, Advisory Service,
Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Privatization Administration

Sevgi Seckiner, Senior Investment Officer, International Finance Corporation

Alain Terraillon, Representative in Turkey, European Investment Bank,
Luxembourg

Erguder Can, Secretary General, Izmir Development Agency, Republic of Turkey

Emin Yasar Demirci, Secretary General, Eastern Anatolian Development Agency

Sadrettin Karahocagil, President, South Anatolia Project Regional
Development Administration