INTERVIEW WITH CAROLINA ARRIAGADA PETERS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER EUROPE THINK LONDON Carolina Arriagada-Peters, Business Development Manager Europe Think London, gave an interview to the Chamber Newsletter talking about Think London’s role as the official foreign direct investment agency of the capital, the potential and challenges of setting up businesses in London, and their intelligence and connections services for assisting companies setting up a presence in London. Ms Arriagada-Peters told us also about the ‘Touchdown London’ service to provide up to 12 months free office space in central and west London to new Turkish and foreign businesses and discounts on serviced office spaces at selected business centres. To view the full interview with Carolina, click here.

Click here for the interview with Carolina Arriagada Peters

NEW TBCCI AND THINK LONDON SERVICE
FOR TURKISH COMPANIES TO SET UP BUSINESSES IN LONDON
The TBCCI and Think London are pleased to announce a new service assisting Turkish businesses setting up business in London. This service features up to 12 months free office space and a 25% discount on serviced office space at Touchdown London centres. To learn about the unique opportunities this service offers to new Turkish businesses in London, click here.

NEW COOPERATION BETWEEN
THE TBCCI AND BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN TURKEY (BCCT) The British Chamber of Commerce in Turkey (BCCT) and the TBCCI agreed to cooperate further to support trade relations between the two countries by offering more services to businesses in the UK and Turkey by promoting closer cooperation and development of the relationship between the BCCT and TBCCI. The cooperation will feature investment promotion, facilitation of trade, greater exchange of information and support of small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) to work together. The two chambers will plan a “Doing business with the UK” panel-seminar in Istanbul in the last week of September 2009.

TBCCI ENERGY PANEL-SEMINAR
Turkish Energy Market, trends and Energy Issues
Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2009
Time: 6.00 pm
Venue: 2nd Floor Bury House, 33 Bury Street, London SW1Y 6AU
A panel-seminar about Turkish Energy Market and Energy Law
Guest of Honour: Yigit Alpogan, H.E. The Turkish ambassador to the UK
Programme:
Alternative Energy
John Lidderdale, Managing Director, Logan Energy Ltd Europe
International Energy Issues
Professor Alan Riley, Director of the LLM Programme, The CityLawSchool,
Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales
Turkish Energy law
Funda Özsel, Partner, Bener Law Office, Istanbul
Gözde E. Sakar, Senior Attorney,  Bener Law Office, Istanbul
Energy Markets (TBA)
Networking and hot buffet

Registration Fees for this event:
TBCCI Members: £25 (inc. VAT)
Non-members: £40 (inc. VAT)
TBCCI Event Sponsors: Free
We shall look forward to seeing you at this important event. To register or for more information, please contact us at info@tbcci.org or call 020 7321 0999.

TBCCI ORGANISED OR PARTNERED OTHER FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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UK TURKEY EXPORT IMPORT TRADE
In March 2009:
Turkey exports to UK: The rate of decline of Turkey exports to UK in 2009 slowed down in March to 38.5%, which was 53.5% in January and 54.5% in February. UK exports to Turkey decreased by 59.4% in 2009 January, 57.9% in February and by 54.3% in March 2009. In March, total exports and imports between UK and Turkey was down by 45.6%.

In the first quarter of 2009, in the cumulative Jan-Feb-Mar period this year; the UK Turkey exports to Turkey declined by 57.0%. In the same period, the slow down in Turkey exports to UK was 49.0% and total UK Turkey trade was down by 52.4% over the same period previous year.

To view the full list of product category and products, click Product Categories
For UK Turkey export import summary, click 2001-2008 UK Turkey Exports Imports.

EXPORT IMPORT NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
News and Customs announcements about new procedures and regulations applicable to certain exports and imports between UK and Turkey can be found on our website in English and Turkish languages.
Export Import News and Information (English version)
Ithalat - Ihracat Yeni Uygulamalar, Haberler (Turkish version)

UK TAX DEADLINES IN MAY AND JUNE 2009
31.May Issuing End of Year Certificate 2008/09 P60s to each employee
30.Jun End of CT61 quarterly period.
30.Jun Last day for UK businesses to reclaim EC VAT chargeable in 2008.
30.Jun Annual adjustment VAT partial exemption calculations (March VAT year end)
Click on the links for more information about the taxes.

TBCCI NEW MEMBERS

Click on a Member Link to view contacts and business profile.

TRADE AND PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRIES
Members of the TBCCI can view recent and past Trade and Business Partnership enquiries and offers from the UK, Turkey and other countries made to TBCCI can be viewed from the Members Zone of our website. Non-Members can view partnership enquiries made by Chamber members. All partnership enquiries are also periodically posted to Chamber members by email. Members and non-members can post their trade or partnership enquiries from the Business Partner Search and Trade Enquiries sections of our website or by email to info@tbcci.org.

WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENTS
EVENT SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
TBCCI members and non-members can advertise on our website, monthly newsletter and on the twice-monthly 'News From TBCCI' broadcasts with their Logo as a link to their websites. If you wish to place an Advert logo on the TBCCI website, newsletter and 'News From TBCCI', visit our Advertisement Page, or for Event Sponsorships, contact us at info@tbcci.org or 020 7321 0999.

Kind regards
TBCCI