Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

There were extensive presentations on the macroeconomic situation in the last 6 months, such as those demands from the government, evaluations of the questionnaires, and responses from council members.

Referring to the fact that all the economies in the east and west are in general growth, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the growing economies will come to mean more trade and profits. Noting that these growth trends could create significant opportunities for increasing trade and new investments, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that a 5% growth in the Turkish economy is also encouraging. TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said that they believed that the growth would continue in the next quarter.

Hisarcıklıoğlu underlined the fact that the positive effects of these economic measures are now beginning to manifest when he talked about the wishes of the chambers and commodity exchanges to be taken into consideration by the government.

Hisarcıklıoğlu, recalling to mind their promise to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in regards to employment, underlined the fact that they’ve reached 1.5 million jobs in 1 year and 1.2 million in 6 months.