Turkey far exceeds 2007’s early export goals
Posted by meb at March 22nd, 2007
The increase in Turkey’s exports for the first 75 days of 2007 is 29 percent higher than the same period last year, well beyond its expectations, Ali Boğa, general manager of exports in the Undersecratariat of Foreign Trade (DTM), said on Wednesday.
“If we can realize just 17 percent more exports than last year, we will be able to catch the year-end targets of $100 billion. That means at present we are awell beyond our targets,” he noted. Exports have been rising steadily for the last four years and each year they have surpassed the targets, Boğa said to the Anatolia news agency. Between Jan. 1 and March 15, Turkey had $20 billion in exports, with $80 billion left to meet year-end targets. “It seems that we will be able to export some $8.5 billion goods abroad in March. If we keep exporting as much as $8.5 billion, we will pass the $100 billion target.”
Boğa added that Turkey has gained incredible momentum in its export market and if it can keep up the pace for five more years no country will be able to defeat it.
Boğa also commented that the stability in the Turkish economy is a real chance for exports. Both private and public sectors must take full advantage of this stable environment to ensure success, he added. The DTM is improving its strategies for diversifying goods and markets for exporters, urging them to participate in international fairs and organizations, said Boğa. Meanwhile, the private sector is responding to the DTM’s endeavor well by becoming more aware of global competition. “They are becoming more and more focused on exports.”
The level of Turkey’s development is better understood in the fairs and organizations abroad, Boğa claimed: “While window shopping, I suspect that some goods are of foreign origin. But as we go to these fairs, as soon I realize that these products are made in Turkey and we see them, we are filled with pride.”
source: Today’s Zaman
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