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Is global instability
decreasing?
As the sixth year of the
global crisis comes to a close, the
world is still struggling with the
damages of the crisis. 2014 is
widely expected to be a year for
increased growth figures from
developed countries, especially
the USA, however it is evident
that quite a few parameters are
still below pre-crisis levels. For
example, the American economy
is still providing 1.3 million fewer
jobs than pre-crisis. This shows
that it is still too early to claim
that the crisis is past.
TEPAV Economy Studies
Analyst Sarp Kalkan states
that the year of 2014 is widely
expected to be one increased
growth figures from developed
countries – however, figures are
still far behind those encountered
prior to the crisis and draws
attention to an emergent
stabilizing effect on global
instability.
TOBB will provide employment
opportunities for
6,000 Palestinians
TOBB’s affiliate, TOBB-
BİS (Industry For Peace) Inc.
is constructing an organized
industry zone in the city Jenin
in the Western Bank. During
the ceremony attended by the
Palestinian Prime Minister
Rami el-Hamdallah, National
Economy Minister Cevat
Naci, Treasury Minister Şükrü
Bişara, Turkey’s Ambassador to
Jerusalem Şakir Özkan Torunlar
and TOBB President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu, the Memorandum
of Understanding for “the
payment of the 10 million USD
necessary for expropriation” was
signed.
Turkey-Norway
Business
Council
founded
Organized by the Kingdomof
Norway Embassy and Innovation
Norway, and in cooperation with the
Foreign Economic Relations Council
(DEİK), the Turkish-Norwegian Maritime
Cooperation Forumwas held in İstanbul
on November 7
th
, 2013 during the visit
of HaraldV, the King of Norway and the
businessmen delegation accompanying
him. The opening of the Turkey-Norway
Business Forumwas attended by Harald
V, the King of Norway and Queen Sonja,
Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan,
Norwegian Minister of Commerce and
Industry, TOBB BoardVice President
Ender Yorgancılar on behalf of TOBB/
DEİK and Innovation Norway President
Gunn Ovesen.
TOBB BoardVice President Ender
Yorgancılar, during his speech at the
opening of the event, stated that,
just as with the advanced state of
joint political relations between the
two countries, economic relations
should also be further developed.
Stating that the most important duty
in this aspect falls to business people,
Yorgancılar pointed out possibilities
for cooperation in the fields of energy,
maritime trade, ship building, marine
products, infrastructure projects and
healthcare.
