Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with Jean Pierre Antelo, President of the Bolivian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Services and Tourism, and Maria Monica Conte, Vice President of the Bogota Chamber of Commerce in Nairobi. During the meeting, the contributions of the Latin American Chambers of Commerce and Industry to the work of the World Federation of Chambers, of which Hisarcıklıoğlu is the President, and new projects were evaluated. ​

M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the World Federation of Chambers (WCF) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), thanked Turkish Ambassador to Nairobi Subutay Yüksel for his close interest and hospitality to the TOBB delegation. ​

M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the World Federation of Chambers (WCF) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), met with President William Samoei Ruto of Kenya in Nairobi, where he went for the World Federation of Chambers Africa Summit, and exchanged views on investment opportunities in Kenya and Türkiye - Kenya trade and economic relations. ​

M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the World Federation of Chambers (WCF) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), met with Mr. Wyclifffe Oparanya, Kenya's Minister of Micro and Small Enterprises and Cooperatives, and exchanged views on Türkiye’s entrepreneurship experience. ​

M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, President of the World Chambers Federation (WCF) and the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), stated that the business world has always been in favor of free trade while evaluating the US decision to increase tariffs and China’s response to the same. At the WCF Africa Summit, Hisarcıklıoğlu emphasized that they do not want a world where walls are built with tariffs and quotas.​

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu met with US investors led by Hamdi Ulukaya, President of the US- Türkiye Business Council, and Khush Choksy, Senior Vice President of the US Chamber of Commerce, who visited Türkiye in cooperation with TOBB and the US Chamber of Commerce, at TOBB Twin Towers. ​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) President M. Rifat Hisarcılıoğlu paid a condolence visit to Ankara Yenimahalle Mayor Fethi Yaşar for his son Bülent Yaşar who passed away. Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “I pray for the grace of Allah upon the deceased and condolences to his family and relatives. May his place be heaven.” ​

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB) M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu attended the Türkiye-European Union (EU) High Level Economic Dialogue (HLED) Meeting held in Brussels.​

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, stated that companies should be kept out of political discussions.​

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, who published a message on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, said: “I congratulate everyone on the blessed Eid al-Fitr, wishing that the joys of Eid, which fill our hearts with feelings of love, sharing and brotherhood, will be permanent.”​