Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

The number of newly established companies and sole proprietorships decreased by 7,83% and 18,04% respectively, while cooperatives increased by 8,47% according to the previous month.​

The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) has approved of 2,179 capacity reports in February. Capacity reports are compiled by local Chambers and approved by TOBB for: bench production; establishments which extract subterranean resources for the purpose of producing in mass or in a standardized manner, using tools or machinery to process half- and fully-processed products to change their properties, contents, composition or shape, fully or partially; informatics technologies and software development. ​

As a part of the Chamber/Exchange Accreditation System project, the “R&D Reform Package Introductory Meeting” was held on March 10th 2016 for the Accredited Chamber/Exchange Secretaries General and Accreditation Officers.​

As a part of Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Dimitrios Mardas’ visit to Turkey, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) held a meeting on “Investment Opportunities in Greece.” The meeting, presided over by TOBB Board Member Cengiz Günay, was held with the attendances of businesspeople and entrepreneurs active in Greece as well as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mardas.​

TOBB Chambers of Maritime Trade Council Meeting was held at the TOBB Twin Towers with the attendances of Transportation, Communication and Maritime Affairs Minister Binali Yıldırım and Customs and Commerce Minister Bülent Tüfenkci.​

Speaking at the Turkey-Greece friendship gala dinner hosted by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and İzmir Chamber of Commerce attended by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, TOBB Board Vice President Halim Mete provided information regarding the state of trade relations and potential between the two countries.​

TOBB Board of Directors Vice Presidents Halim Mete, İbrahim Çağlar, Ali Kopuz and Board Member Selçuk Öztürk attended the official visit to the Western Africa countries under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan between February 28th and March 3rd of 2016.​

ICC Pakistan National Committee Chair Tariq M. Rangoonwala visited TOBB and met with TOBB Treasurer and ICC Turkey National Committee Vice Chair Faik Yavuz.​

TOBB – Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Memorandum of Agreement has been signed by TOBB Board Vice President Halim Mete and Islamic Development Bank Chair Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Ali.​

The number of newly established companies increased by 11,72% while, cooperatives and sole proprietorships decreased by 39,18% and 6,08%, respectively, according to the previous month.​