Chinese, Turkish companies seek business opportunities in Tunisia - Xinhua News Agency

TUNIS, April 25 (Xinhua) -- A major Chinese railway company is seeking business opportunities in Tunisia, notably under the framework of a cooperation deal with a Turkish partner, the head of the company said on Wednesday.

Bai Zhongren, the head of China's Railway Company made remark during his visit to the North African country.

Bai, quoted by TAP press agency, said his company is looking for potential deals to manufacture train cars for Tunisian railways and to invest in railway infrastructure projects in the country.

Mehmet Nazif Gunal, chairman of Turkish group MNG, on his part, said he welcomes Tunisia's opening up after last year's unrest, which promoted his group to invest in the country as well as to recruit Tunisian manpower for its operation in the Gulf region and in Africa.

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Research and Markets: Business and Investment Opportunity in the Turkish Health Insurance Industry: Analyses and Forecasts to 2016 - Business Wire

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The Turkish health insurance category accounted for 12.5% of the overall Turkish insurance industry. The Turkish health insurance category grew in written premium value from TRY1.2 billion in 2007 to TRY1.9 billion in 2011, at a compound annual growth rate of 12.02% during the review period. It is expected to continue growing at a CAGR of 10.89% during the forecast period, to reach TRY3.2 billion in 2016. In addition, the number of Turkish health insurance policies sold increased from 0.48 million in 2007 to 1.14 million in 2011. The number of new policies sold in the health insurance category is projected to total 2.53 million policies in 2016.

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Turkish traders explore investment opportunities in Pakistani steel industry - SteelGuru

A Turkish Steel Industry Assessment Mission will visit Pakistan in early March this year to have first hand knowledge about the available business and investment opportunities.

Mr Kerim Dilber head of two member Turkish delegation at Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the members of the Assessment Mission would hold meetings with steel industry people for initiating JV in Pakistan.

A second Turkish delegation also from the steel industry would also visit Pakistan as soon as the first delegation completed its findings. Turkey has become the 10th biggest producer globally and 2nd largest steel producer in Europe. Turkey was the third fastest growing steel producer in the world between the period 2001 and 2010 after China and India.

Steel production in Turkey has increased significantly since 2001 growing from 15 million tonnes in 2001 to 29.1 million tonnes in 2010. Within 5 years period between 2005 to 2010 per capita crude steel consumption in Turkey has increased to 340 kilogram and is expected to continue to grow in the medium and long term.

Mr Kashif Younis Meher senior VP of LCCI said that collaboration between the steel sectors of the two countries could create a win win situation on three counts.

(Sourced from www.dailytimes.com.pk)

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Mozambique: Turkish Businesses Seek Partners - AllAfrica.com

20 January 2012

Maputo — A delegation of 11 businessmen from the Turkish province of Esparta have been in Mozambique since Wednesday seeking business opportunities.

The mission consists of representatives of Turkish companies in the areas of construction, textiles, precious stones and furniture, among others. On Thursday the mission participated in a business meeting organised by the Mozambique-Turkey Chamber of Commerce which has the Confederation of Mozambican Business Associations (CTA) as a strategic partner.

At the meeting's opening session, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade, Kenneth Marizane, said that Mozambique has attempted to establish a legal framework that improves the business environment and gives the country an attractive investment climate.

"The Mozambican government has approved instruments that seek to guarantee the promotion of investments in strategic sectors such as agriculture, trade, industry, services, tourism, fisheries, mineral resources, construction and energy which have a significant impact on the development of the national economy", he said.

He hoped that "through dialogue with our business people, we can celebrate partnerships, negotiation and projects that increase the business cooperation between Mozambique and Turkey".

CTA representative Leticia Klemens, stressed the role of the CTA as a channel for dialogue between the government and the Mozambican private sector, and as a lobbyist for the interests of private business.

"The environment for the generation of new businesses is based on the profound political and legislative reforms under way, which provides an excellent business environment, resulting from the dynamic of our partnership with the government", she said.

For his part, Ahmet Tiras, the chairperson of the Mozambique-Turkey Chamber of Commerce, said that the meeting will allow the two groups of business people to seal business partnerships.

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