Istanbul Chamber of Commerce to hold fair in Qatar
Posted by meb at July 27th, 2009
The İstanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO) plans to hold a Turkish export goods fair in Qatar, in an effort to diversify Turkey’s export markets and create new business opportunities.
Releasing a written statement Sunday, İTO said more than 200 Turkish companies operating in sectors ranging from furniture to construction, cosmetics to food, will attend the fair, to be held in Qatar between Sept. 3 to 6 in a 15,000-square-meter exhibition area.
Commenting on the fair Sunday in İstanbul, İTO Chairman Murat Yalçıntaş said they were pleased to be holding a fair with such a wide range of products for the first time in Qatar, the rising star of the Gulf.
“Qatar has constructed the world’s largest science and technology park; it has the largest tanker fleet in the world and is home to one of the largest natural gas reserves in the world. There is a need for many infrastructure investments in the country, which has boosted its development in the last decade. Turkish entrepreneurs have an opportunity in Qatar. We believe we will reap the benefits of this fair in the near future,” said Yalçıntaş. Underlining that the participating firms are the pioneers in their field, he also said they included successful small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the fair list so that these companies will have the ability to expand their customer base. Yalçıntaş said they will also display the cultural and historical values of Turkey during the fair, adding, “We hope this fair will strengthen the already existing close relationship between the two nations.”
ITO first started organizing international fairs in 1999 with a fair in Bahrain. Recognizing the benefits of this fair shortly afterwards, the association later intensified its quest to improve relations with Middle Eastern economies in the region. Later another two fairs were held in Oman and Kuwait.
source: Today’s Zaman
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