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According to the “2014 Global
Powers of the Retail Sector”
report prepared by Deloitte in
cooperation with Stores Media,
Turkey’s retail sector has grown
by 3.7% in 2013, reaching 311
billion USD. Looking at the sub-
segments of the retail sector in
Turkey it can be seen that growth
in the food sector has slowed
while the market share of sale
retail is rapidly growing. The
report predicts that even if the
non-food retail does not repeat
the growth spurt achieved in the
first half of 2013 in the third
quarter, the fourth quarter will
see a recovery.
Mehmet Baybulat AŞETEY
TOBB Bilgi Erişim Uzman Yardımcısı
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Strategic partnership established
between
Turkey and Mexico
The Turkish-Mexican
Business Council Meeting was
hosted by TOBB and DEİK
President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu
with the attendances of the
Mexican President Enrique Pena
Nieto, DEİK Turkish-Mexican
Business Council President
Albert Saydam, Mexican-Turkish
Business Council President
Jorge Lopez Morton, Honorary
Ambassador to Mexico Varol
Dereli and the business people of
the two countries in İstanbul.
Stating that there are various
steps which must be taken in
order to engender a strong
economic cooperation between
the two countries, TOBB/DEİK
President Hisarcıklıoğlu, said
that first among these is the
establishment of necessary
physical, institutional and
legislative infrastructure.
Turkish retail
sector
grew by
3.7
%
Turkey – Hungary
trade relations progressing
Speaking at the business dinner
held by the Foreign Economic
Relations Council (DEİK) Turkey-
Hungary Business Council, Hungarian
Prime Minister Viktor Orban stated
that they are ready to cooperate
on the issues of Hungarian visa
procedures for Turkey and costs
Turkish TIRs are subject to.
TOBB/DEİK President M. Rifat
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the
agreement facilitating visa procedures
between Turkey and Hungary would
positively impact trade.
