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Current News
Small enterprises key for Turkey's development, says World Bank representative
February 23, 2010
Anatolia News Agency
The development of small- and medium-sized enterprises is key for Turkey’s rise on the development ladder, according to a World Bank representative.
During a visit to the governor of the eastern city of Malatya, Keiko Sato, lead operations officer at the World Bank Turkey office, said fostering Turkey’s competitiveness is among the top three important targets. Within this scope, there are efforts to seek cooperation with EU Turkish Business Centers, or ABİGEM, said Sato.
“The development of SMEs has a key role in Turkey’s progression. There is a project we are currently implementing. This project is about SMEs’ access to financing. The companies in Malatya are among the beneficiaries of this project. Today, we have had a chance to visit one of them. We have seen they have a very interesting cooperation with companies based in the United States and Europe,” Sato said.
Meanwhile, Malatya Gov. Ulvi Saran stressed the importance of the operations and efforts of the World Bank. Noting that Malatya poses great importance with its potential, development resources and entrepreneurial spirit, Saran said ABİGEM undertakes good projects to stir local potential and enable the city’s development.
“Our small- and medium-sized companies play significant roles in the operation of the economic structure of our city, region and Turkey. These enterprises have the need to develop themselves and integrate with world markets. Within this respect, we have to contribute to our institutions in terms of both investment fields and marketing fields,” he said. “Agricultural potential is quite developed in our city. Malatya has an advantage providing 80 percent of the world’s dried apricots production from the region. Besides, its industrial infrastructure is also important. We have established the second organized industrial zone. Being among the fourth group of cities benefiting from the latest incentives, it offers attractive opportunities to investors.”
Saran said some depots belonging to Tekel, the former state-owned alcohol and tobacco monopoly, have been allocated to the governorship following the privatization. A Business Development Center, or İŞGEM, will be established in these vacant units, Saran said. İŞGEM will aim to form a structure to guide those aiming to establish businesses in terms of physical infrastructure, technical facilities and know how.
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