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BUSINESS VOICES
Turkish Cypriot
businessmen request
the inclusion of the
processed food
within the scope of
the Green Line
trade. The
businessmen would
like to see the
European Commission
finalize its efforts
so that the
processed food could
finally be traded
across the Green
Line.
Mustafa Kemal
Borankan is in
“bulgur” (cracked
wheat) production
business. He
finalized his
facility with the
grant given by the
European Commission.
Borankan says “ The
plant cost me 1.5
milllion Euros. I
had dreams. However
I can’t even trade
my products across
the Green Line.
Exporting them via
Famagusta port to
the United Kingdom
is not profitable. I
have to pay 16
percent tax due the
trade regime North
Cyprus is subjected
to”.
Emre Cerkez
is one of the
directors of
Helvasan. He
requests the
inclusion of tahin
(sesame paste)
products within the
scope of the Green
Line trade. “We have
a new building, all
our products are
being tested by an
EU accredited
laboratory. It has
been a year, I have
been trying to trade
my products without
a success. The
customers in the
South are ready. We
want to do trade.
The only obstacle is
the procedures” he
says.
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KTTO participates in
EUROCHAMBRES
Economic Forum –
“Investing in
Growth”
KTTO participated in
the
Eurochambres
Economic Forum,
which took place in
Istanbul, Turkey on
16 October 2013. The
Forum provided a
valuable platform
for networking and
benchmarking for
more than 200
Chamber
representatives from
Europe and beyond.
Apart from the
Chamber to Chamber
meetings,
participants also
had the opportunity
to participate in
the thematic
workshops where the
experts from the
Chambers shared
their knowledge and
perspectives.
Chamber
representatives
identified four
areas; start ups,
internationalization,
female
entrepreneurship and
industry, that need
to be urgently
addressed to ensure
growth in Europe.
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KTTO
Delegation’s
visit to
Brussels
A high-level
delegation
of the
Turkish
Cypriot
Chamber of
Commerce
(KTTO)
presided by
Dr. Günay
Çerkez,
President of
KTTO,
will be
visiting
Brussels
during
November
12-15, 2013
to have
meetings
with
high-level
EU
officials,
MEPs and
civil
society
representatives.
During its
visit, the
delegation
will share
the views of
the Turkish
Cypriot
business
community on
the recent
developments
in Cyprus,
the
intra-island
trade,
development
of economic
relations
between the
two
communities
on the
island and
with the
European
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ESBA holds its
October Board
Meeting in Ýzmir
European Small
Business Alliance (ESBA)
held its final board
meeting of 2013, on
October 25 in Ýzmir,
Turkey, upon the
invitation of
TOSYÖV,
which aims to
promote the
interests of Small
and Medium sized
enterprises in
Turkey. Ahead of
ESBA board meeting
which is hosted by
Ýzmir Chamber of
Commerce (IZTO),
ESBA members had the
opportunity to have
informative and
fruitful discussions
with Aegean Region
Chamber of Industry
(EBSO)
and IZTO members.
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