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September 2007 |
Contents
- Chamber Events, London
- Chamber Events, Istanbul
- UK-Turkey Trade Data
- UK Visitors From Turkey
- New TBCCI Members
- Events Diary
- Newsletter Advertisement
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NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENT
TBCCI members can advertise their companies on our monthly e-newsletter with their Logo as a link to their website for £175 (inc VAT) for one year. If you wish to place an Advert Logo on the TBCCI newsletter, please contact us at info@tbcci.org. |
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CHAMBER EVENTS, LONDON
TURKEY: POSITIONED FOR BUSINESS, TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007, 3:00-7:00 PM
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the TBCCI Turkish British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in conjunction with UK Trade & Investment, invite you to a special business briefing on 16 Oct 2007. Programme:
Chairman’s Introduction |
Cllr Dr Harvey Marshall, Vice Chairman TBCCI |
Economic Overview and Future Trends |
Peter Cook, Deputy British Consul General, Istanbul |
EU Funded Opportunities in Turkey |
Alex Weston, Senior Consultant, Enterprise Plc |
Trading With Turkey–Banking & Financial |
Kaan Tokat, General Manager, Isbank London, Director TBCCI |
Export Opportunities for British Exporters |
Denis Gibson, DG Associates & Director TBCCI |
Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Turkey |
David Nanson, Partner, Denton Wilde Sapte, Member TBCCI |
Case Study, TBC |
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Questions and Answers |
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Drinks Networking Reception |
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The venue: London Chamber of Commerce & Industry, 33 Queen Street, EC4R 1AP
To register contact Ms Ruma Deb on 020 7203 1949, rdeb@londonchamber.co.uk
Or, call TBCCI office 020 7321 0999, info@tbcci.org
Visit the websites:
Tbcci.Turkey:PositionedForBusiness, www.londonchamber.co.uk/turkey
Attend this seminar for the chance to win 2 business class tickets with Turkish Airlines
ONLINE TRADING: WEDNESDAY, 17 OCTOBER 2007, 6:00–8:30 PM
The Opportunities of Online Trading : Forex, CFDs, Stocks, Futures, ETFS,
Bonds and Structured Products. Speakers:
Ozhan Antero Atilla, Private Client Account Management, Saxo Bank A/S Denmark
Sukru Haskan, Financial Sales, Saxo Bank A/S London
The venue: Saxo Bank A/S, 40 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14 5DA, London
To register contact 020 7151 2100, workshop@saxobank.com,
Or, call TBCCI office 020 7321 0999, info@tbcci.org
Visit Tbcci-Saxo Bank: Online Trading, www.saxobank.co.uk
JCI LONDON JUNIOR CHAMBER INTERNATIONAL
JCI London, a personal development organisation for young professionals with a focus on training, business, community and international relationships will hold their the annual JCI World Congress in November in Antalya, Turkey. The TBCCI will host a meeting on 24 October 2007 with JCI members who will join the JCI World Congress from London in November and the Office of Commercial Counsellor, Turkish Embassy London.
CHAMBER EVENTS, ISTANBUL
TBCCI Members from Turkey Evening, Friday, 2 November 2007, Istanbul
The TBCCI has organised an evening reception on Friday, 2 November 2007 in Istanbul to gather the Chamber members from Turkey, officials of the British Embassy, British Consulate and the British Chamber of Commerce of Turkey (BCCT) and other members of the Turkish-British community in Turkey. The British Ambassador to Turkey Nick Baird and the British Consulate General, Barbara Hay have been confirmed as Guests of Honour at this evening. The venue will be the British Consulate General, Istanbul. Invitations have been sent to TBCCI members from Turkey.
TBCCI Participation in the 15 International Food Exhibition, Istanbul
TBCCI Food and Beverages sector members from UK will participate in the 15th International Food & Beverage, Food Ingredients and Food Processing Exhibition between 31.10-03.11 2007 in Istanbul. The location is CNR EXPO, where TBCCI and sector members of the Chamber will take a stand at the Fair. For details contact our office or visit (www.itf-gida.com).
Workshop for TBCCI Members from Turkey, Friday, 2 Nov 2007, Istanbul
There will be a workshop for the Chamber members based in Turkey, Friday afternoon, 2 November 2007 in Istanbul. The workshop will include:
- TBCCI services in support of Company Matching, Business Partnership Search, Company Formation, Export Procedures Guidance, Company Credit Reports, Translation and Document services, Representation and Marketing.
- Members feedbacks and requests regarding above and other Chamber services
UK-TURKEY TRADE
In July 2007, the trade volume between the UK and Turkey increased by 21.7%. In the cumulative January-July period, the increase was 16.4%.
| May 2007/06 Trade Figures |
| ($ million) |
May 07 |
May 06 |
Change |
| Import |
750.6 |
550.4 |
36.4% |
| Export |
413.0 |
405.6 |
1.8% |
| Total |
1,163.7 |
956.1 |
21.7% |
| January-May 2007/06 Trade Figures |
| ($ million) |
Jan-May 07 |
Jan -May 06 |
Change |
| Import |
4,609.1 |
3,699.9 |
24.6% |
| Export |
3,128.7 |
2,947.4 |
6.2% |
| Total |
7,737.8 |
6,647.3 |
16.4% |
Import: UK imports from Turkey
Export: Exports from the UK to Turkey
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute
Click on Trade Statistics to view 2006 & 2005 UK-Turkey export import figures by product categories and products
UK VISITORS TO TURKEY
The number of visitors from the UK to Turkey peaked in 2005. The year 2006 saw a small decline. In the 8 month period in 2007, from January to August, the number of UK visitors to Turkey reached the highest cumulative to date figure, exceeding the previous year’s and also improved on the so far highest year, 2005.
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Change from previous year |
2000 |
915 286 |
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2001 |
845 932 |
-7.6% |
2002 |
1 037 480 |
22.6% |
2003 |
1 090 629 |
5.1% |
2004 |
1 398 412 |
28.2% |
2005 |
1 757 843 |
25.7% |
2006 |
1 678 845 |
-4.5% |
Jan-Aug |
Cumulative |
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2007 |
1 346 847 |
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2006 |
1 175 883 |
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2005 |
1 228 680 |
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NEWSLETTER ADVERTISEMENT
TBCCI members can advertise their companies on our monthly newsletter with their Logo as a link to their website for £175 (inc VAT)for one year. If you wish to place an Advert logo on the TBCCI newsletter, please contact us at info@tbcci.org.
Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry
2nd Floor, Bury House, 33 Bury Street
St. James's London SW1Y 6AU
Tel: +44 20 7321 0999 Fax: +44 20 7321 0989
Company No: 01516670 VAT Reg. No: 340 4349 80
Email: info@tbcci.org
Web: www.tbcci.org
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