MÜSİAD Invest Will Pioneer New Investment Opportunities in Turkey
A networking meeting was held with the participation of 150 foreign investors from 11 countries and more than 300 MÜSİAD members, where the INVEST brand created by the Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) was introduced.
Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD) announced its brand, which will lead and guide new foreign investments with the formation of MÜSİAD INVEST, with a networking meeting. MÜSİAD Deputy Chairman Abdurrahman Uzun, T.R. In the program, which was held with the opening speeches of Ministry of Commerce International Agreements and European Union General Manager Hüsnü Dilemre, IBF Vice President Gazi Mısırlı and MÜSİAD INVEST President Serhat Kısakürek, MÜSİAD INVEST's investment instruments and its network were introduced. B2B and networking meetings were held in the program attended by 150 foreign investors and more than 300 MÜSİAD members from 11 countries.
MÜSİAD Deputy Chairman Abdurrahman Uzun, in his opening speech, mentioned that Turkey is an important investment center due to its strategic location and said, “Turkey, with its political stability, strategic location, market size, strong industry, production and raw material diversity; "It is an internationally attractive investment center with its qualified young population, advantageous investment incentives and dynamic structure," he said.
MÜSİAD's Global Experience Combined with Turkey's Investment Opportunities
MÜSİAD Vice President Abdurrahman Uzun, in his speech, touched upon MÜSİAD's experience and global network:
“MÜSİAD's global experience is now turning into an even stronger and strategic structure with Turkey's investment opportunities. MÜSİAD, within the framework of its responsibility arising from its mission, launched the "MÜSİAD International Investment and Support Office" (MÜSİAD INVEST) in order to contribute to Turkey's international investment climate.
MÜSİAD INVEST has started its work with the main purpose of encouraging international business people to invest in Turkey and providing quality and safe guidance services in this direction, and in this context, its first program is today in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, Algeria, Libya, Lebanon. "It brings together MÜSİAD members with foreign investors from Sudan, Iraq, Syria and Palestine," he said.
In his speech, IBF Vice President Gazi Mısırlı said that MÜSİAD and IBF organizations acted together, causing Turkey to stand out in the global market and shape its investment areas correctly. Mısırlı said, “Turkey has a significant power with its attractive investment centers and rising business potential. It continues to attract investment from the Gulf and other regions. We find the formation of MÜSİAD INVEST very valuable in order to ensure that this gradually increases. We hope that MÜSİAD will add great value to Turkey with its INVEST formation along with its 33 years of experience.”
MÜSİAD INVEST President Serhat Kısakürek explained the aims of MÜSİAD INVEST to investors and MÜSİAD members and said that our main job is to contribute to the commercial and economic development of Turkey.
Kısakürek continued his words as follows:
“With its dynamic and robust economy, Turkey offers access to global markets as well as investor-friendly policies and a wide talent pool to attract international direct investments. With Turkey's geostrategic location, production capability, young and dynamic population and advanced logistics infrastructure, it has become a regional power center where the production activities of multinational companies are supported by R&D centers, design teams, purchasing offices, logistics bases and regional management centers.
In this direction, as MÜSİAD INVEST, we continue our activities without interruption to contribute to this climate of Turkey.”
“We Should All Have Common Projects and Policies”
T.R., who gave his speech and presentation at MÜSİAD INVEST International Networking Program. Hüsnü Dilemre, General Director of International Agreements and European Union of the Ministry of Commerce, stated that the private sector and the public should have joint projects and policies in order to use investment instruments.
Dilemre, who presented the trade volume and investment opportunities between Turkey and the MENA Region, said: If we consider Turkey and MENA as a single large block, we see a block that carries out 3.5 trillion dollars of foreign trade and has a 7 percent share of global trade. "Although this figure shows that we have an important position in the world, we think it is possible to go much further," he said.
Dilemre continued his speech as follows:
“Türkiye has entered a rapid development process in recent years. We see that the populations of our neighboring North African countries are also increasing and their economic indicators are positive. We see that our neighboring countries in the Gulf Region are rapidly taking steps to diversify their economies.
According to current demographic projections in the MENA region, which has half of the world's hydrocarbon reserves and a significant human resource with a population of 500 million, the year 2050
Approximately 300 million people will enter the labor market by . This represents enormous production potential for the region's economies. We think that we can carry out many joint studies in areas that are complementary between Turkey and MENA countries and that we can benefit from these studies.
Currently, the GDP of the MENA region is around 4.5 trillion dollars, and when we include Turkey, this figure reaches 5.5 trillion dollars. By using natural resources correctly and benefiting from the increase in human capital in our countries, it is possible for us to transform our region into the world's leading production and service center and to take these figures much further. We know each other. We know that the investment relations between us have created positive processes in both directions. Turkish investors have contributed to the production power of the region with their direct foreign investments worth 8 billion dollars in North Africa. Our ultimate goal is to develop close economic and commercial relations with MENA countries and increase our share in the world economy within the framework of our common interests. In this context, we attach great importance to the meetings that bring us together, such as the "Turkey-GCC Economic Forum" and the "Turkey-Africa Economy and Business Forum", as well as this event organized by our esteemed MUSIAD today."
