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n°19 november 2010
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ISPAT ´S FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND LUXEMBURG OFFICE´S PAST EVENTS IN OCTOBER
10/27 ROYAL ACADEMY OF BRUSSELS
87th ANNIVERSARY OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC Co-organized by TÖSED (Association of Turkish Businessmen in Brussels), and with the support of INVEST in TURKEY
The flamboyant Royal Academy of Brussels has hosted 500 guests at the evening reception, among whom HE Mr. Ambassador of Turkey in Belgium, Mrs the Minister of Transports of Brussels Capital, many Ambassadors, and dipomats in post in Belgium.
10/22 in Chartres
« TURKEY DAY » AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EURE-ET-LOIR
This special day about the business and investment opportunities of Turkey offered for french firms at the Chamber of Commerce Eure-et-Loire has hosted approximately 60 participants and guests among whom the President of the Chamber of commerce in Bursa, the President of the Chamber of commerce of Chartres and the Vice president of the General Council. INVEST.GOV.TR INVESTMENT SUPPORT AND PROMOTION AGENCY OF TURKEY (ISPAT)
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LAEST UPDATES ABOUT INVESTMENT AND BUSINESS IN TURKEY OF THE MONTH OF 0CT0BER
THREE TURKISH COMPANIES IN TOP R&D SPENDERS LIST
More and more firms put their stake on innovation (image by ISPAT)
Three Turkish companies have left their mark on the worldwide research and development (R&D) expenditures list. According to an EU Commission Report on global R&D spending, Turkey‟s Koc Holding, Tofas and Vestel ranked 505th, 529th and 1096th, respectively, on the list of the world‟s leading companies in terms of R&D spending. From Koc Holding‟s 2009 turnover of EUR 13 billion, EUR 118 million (approx. 0.9 percent) was spent on R&D studies, while Tofas, a joint venture between Koc Holding and Italian car maker FIAT, spent almost 4.7 percent of its turnover of EUR 2.372 billion on R&D. Tofas‟s R&D spending was cut back by 19 percent when compared with the previous year. Electronics producer Vestel has spent EUR 42.92 million on R&D studies, roughly corresponding to 2 percent of its 2009 income of EUR 2.1 billion. Sabah 27.10.2010
COFACE PRAISES TURKEY’S CRISIS PERFORMANCE, UPGRADES RATING
1.000 Billion USD
NUMBER OF THE MONTH The turkish GDP, according to the purchasing parity, can exceed 1.000 billion USD next year according to the IMF. (Today’s Zaman 14.10.2010)
Trade debt insurer Coface praised Turkey‟s strong economic performance during the economic crisis and raised the country‟s rating a notch to investment grade A4 from 2009‟s B. According to the report released by the corporation, Turkey has obtained the best rating in its history by demonstrating fast recovery following the crisis. “Turkey is foreseen to grow at least 7 percent in 2010”, the report stated, highlighting Turkey‟s successful fiscal policies since the beginning of the crisis and excellent liquidity risk and budget management without turning to the IMF. “Dynamic domestic consumption and investments have made Turkey‟s growth sustainable”, said the report. Milliyet 08.10.2010 FOR ANY CONTACT : DR. François BERNARD REPRESENTANT PERMANENT FBERNARD@INVEST.GOV.TR
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« INVEST IN TURKIJE » IS DE TURKSE OFFICIËLE INSTANTIE DIE DE LEIDING VAN DE STEUN EN VAN DE BEVORDERING VAN DE INTERNATIONALE INVESTERINGEN WE KUNNEN JULLIE HELPEN TER WERELD, MET NAME IN FRANKRIJK, IN BELGIË EN IN HET LUXEMBURGSE OM TE INFORMEREN. ALS JULLIE WILLEN ONS KENNISMAKEN, KUNNEN JULLIE ONS BEREIKEN MET VERSCHILLENDE WIJZE. VOOR EEN PERSOONLIJK EN VERTROUWELIJK BIJEENKOMST, KUNNEN JULLIE BEREIKEN DE PERMANENTE VERTEGENWOORDIGER VOOR FRANKRIJK, BELGIË,LUXEMBURG. MOBIELE : 00 33 631 272 572 (AFGEROEPEN EERST EN VOORAL) ADRES : 55 AVENUE MARCEAU 755116 PARIJS FAX: 00 33 170 248 761 INVESTMENT SUPPORT AND PROMOTION AGENCY OF TURKEY (ISPAT) INVEST.GOV.TR
Success stories AIR LIQUIDE, THE INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN SPECIAL GAS, SETS UP IN TURKEY Turkey is currently undergoing very dynamic development; the Turkish economy saw growth of more than 10% in the first half of 2010. High technology and energy sectors have seen accelerated growth for a number of years. In this context, Air Liquide is investing in a liquid oxygen and nitrogen production unit, with a production capacity of 200 tonnes per day, and in a cylinder conditioning unit. The total investment for the production installations and the supply chain for this project amounts to around € 35 million. These new production facilities, installed in the Ankara region, will be used to supply this region as well as the Central Anatolia market, an industrial basin with strong growth where numerous leading-edge industries are located.
FIRM IDENTITY AIR LIQUIDE Air Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment, and is present in over 75 countries with 42,300 employees. In 2009, the Group’s revenues amounted to €12 billion, of which almost 80% were generated outside France. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
Air Liquide has also signed an agreement with the University of ODTÜ (Middle East Technical University - METU) for its photovoltaic research laboratory (GÜNAM). Air Liquide supplies the University with specialty and ultrapure gases as well as specialty gas distribution systems for the production of solar cells. Olivier Randet, General Manaer of Air Liquide Gaz Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S hast stated that "The decision to invest in this first production plant in Turkey demonstrates our commitment to this strong-growth economy. We would like to thank the Turkish authorities and the development agency "Invest in Turkey" for their support in this project. Developing economies are a growth driver for the Air Liquide Group." (Air Liquide - Presse / France 8 novembre 2010)
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Automotiv Toyota exec: Turkey is Europe’s rising star While European car markets have contracted in the global economic crisis, the surging demand in Turkey has pleasantly surprised the automotive industry. Toyota Motor Europe President Didier Leroy likened Turkey to a “rising star” in Europe, and said that the Turkish market led the increase in Toyota‟s sales in Europe. Expecting sales to increase further over the next year in Turkey and Russia, the Toyota executive added that the performance of the Saudi-based ALJ Group, which took over the distributorship of Toyota from Sabanci Group a year ago, was excellent. “We have foreseen the European market‟s contraction by 3-4 percent this year but our sales in Turkey were not affected. For this year, our new distributor is expected to increase sales from 25 thousand to 38 thousand cars. The sales will reach 50 thousand cars in 2011,” said Didier. 01.10.2010 HT Ekonomi
Ford to invest USD 630 million in its Turkish plant Ford Motor Company has announced plans to invest USD 630 million in upgrades to its production facility in Kocaeli, in northwestern Turkey. Ford Otosan, a joint venture of Ford USA and Turkey‟s Koc Holding, will produce the next generation of the company‟s successful commercial vehicle, the „Transit‟, and possibly other upcoming versions of the model in Kocaeli. The facility upgrade, amounting to USD 630 million, is one of Ford‟s largest post-crisis ventures. The project is also the largest private sector investment in Turkey since the end of the global economic crisis, marking the latest in a series of investments in line with the evolution of the vehicle. The production of the new Transit model will require three work shifts in the plant, reaching the maximum capacity of 330,000 units per annum. Star 12.10.2010
CRH breaks ground in Turkey for its largest-ever foreign investment The C. Rob. Hammerstein (CRH) Group, a globally renowned German company in the automotive industry with its car seat systems, has started work on its production facility in Kocaeli, Turkey. Being the largest-ever investment in the history of the 161year-old company, the EUR 43 million facility will be operational by 2012, and employ 350 people. Robert Houston, CEO and Managing Director of CRH, said that the facility will initially produce parts for Ford Otosan and Ford Europe and that they have plans to produce car seats for Turkey‟s entire automotive industry. Participating in the groundbreaking ceremony, the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey (ISPAT) President Dr. Huseyin Aslan, said CRH‟s leadership in its field has contributed to the significance of the investment in Turkey and stressed ISPAT‟s assistance in all stages of CRH‟s project. Dunya 01.10.2010
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Banking & finance Mobius to invest additional USD 250 million in Turkey Templeton Asset Management Ltd. plans to invest USD 250 million in Turkish equities very soon, as the country‟s stocks are by far the most attractive among emerging European countries, said Mark Mobius. “Just this month we will be putting another USD 250 million in,” Mobius, who oversees about USD 34 billion, including USD 1 billion invested in Turkey, as the Singapore-based chairman of Templeton‟s emerging markets group, said at a press conference in Istanbul. Praising the recent success of the Turkish economy, Mobius said that Turkey is a top-level emerging market with an exceptionally strong banking system. Bloomberg 01.10.2010
Moody’s ups Turkey’s outlook to “positive” International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service has increased the ratings outlook of Turkey from “stable” to “positive”. The move also signals a credit rating upgrade to Turkey‟s current rating of “Ba2”. A senior analyst from Moody‟s, Sarah Carlson, said the Turkish economy had proven to be strong and had already bounced back to pre-crisis levels. Cumhuriyet 06.10.2010
Turkey’s Akbank sign cooperation deal with China Development Bank Akbank, one of Turkey‟s leading banks, has signed a cooperation agreement with China‟s prominent financial institution, China Development Bank. The agreement, signed by Akbank‟s Director General Ziya Akkurt and Vice-Governor of China Development Bank Gao Jian, forms the basis of a long-term strategic partnership between the two lenders. The agreement entails reciprocal opening accounts of Turkish lira and Chinese yuan, affirming support for using the local currencies in trade between Turkey and China. The deal also serves as a facilitating measure for entrepreneurs and businessmen of both countries in financing projects of infrastructure, trade and investments.
Dünya 12.10.2010
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Retail Tesco to continue investing in Turkey British retailer Tesco will continue its investments in the Turkish retail sector, according to company officials. Pleased with the growth statistics in their Tesco Kipa chain operating in Turkey, Tesco CEO and Operations Director Tony Hoggett, outlined new store concepts and future plans for Turkey. “Turkey‟s credit ratings are being upgraded every year and the country holds a central position in Tesco‟s international growth strategy”, said Hoggett. CEO Paul Ritchie also stressed the country‟s potential in the retail sector, and said that Tesco employed over 2,300 people in Turkey and will continue to grow with new investments. Sabah EGE 12.10.2010
P&G to introduce new products to Turkish market and mull investments US-based Procter&Gamble (P&G), the world‟s largest provider of consumer products, intends to increase its operations in Turkey and plans to introduce new products to the Turkish market, according to company CEO Robert McDonald. Hinting that new products may also signal additional investments in Turkey, McDonald praised the Turkish economy‟s rapid growth. “Turkey is expected to be one of the fastest growing countries until 2020. This impressive growth rate makes Turkey a priority market for P&G,” said McDonald. He went on to compare Turkey with four leading emerging markets known as BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China), and said that Turkey is eligible to become a member of BRIC. Speaking of P&G‟s growth rate in Turkey, the P&G CEO said that double-digit rates have been achieved and new investments will be considered with the addition of new products to the Turkish market. P&G exports its products to over 25 countries from Turkey. Dunya 19.10.2010
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Industry Generator manufacturer FG Wilson to expand in Turkey In a major restructuring effort, the manufacturer of power generator sets FG Wilson has laid out plans for expansion in Turkey. The leading British power generation company will increase its staff as well as its investments in Turkey to better address the needs of the Turkish market. In a press meeting in Istanbul, the FG Wilson‟s Vice President Ian Moore said the company regards Turkey as a vital market with a very strong economy and deep trade ties with its neighbors. “Turkey‟s dynamism and regional influence are very assuring with regard to operations here”, said Moore, adding that they have been active in the Turkish market since 2000, and that they are set to increase their investments and staff in line with their growth plans in the country. Posta 06.10.2010
Korean steel giant launches investment in Turkey South Korea‟s Posco, the world‟s fourth-biggest steel producer, opened a USD 24 million green-field investment in western Turkey on Wednesday with a ceremony attended by representatives from the Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey, or ISPAT. Dr. Huseyin Aslan, President of ISPAT, also attended the ceremony. The Posco plant, located in the western city of Bursa, will process flat steel for the automotive industry, according to a press statement circulated Wednesday. “The facility carries a great importance in Posco‟s century-old history,” said Jung-suk Shin, Deputy President of Posco. “We believe this project will be extremely productive for both Posco and for Turkey. Our investment will also be a driving force in regards to the region.” In his speech, ISPAT President Aslan drew attention to the significance of POSCO‟s investment in Turkey, saying, “Our agency‟s priority is investments that create added value.. An international steel giant choosing Turkey will draw attention to the opportunities our country offers to foreign investors.” A total of 17,600 people work at Posco‟s 36 production facilities and the company‟s assets are worth USD 37 billion. It currently has 42 steel service centers in 22 countries, including India, Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan and South Africa. Hurriyet Daily News 28.10.2010
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Green business Turkish-Portuguese JV to invest in renewable energy Turkey‟s ALKE Holding is beginning operations in a joint venture in wind turbine tower steel production in conjunction with the Portuguese group TEGOPI, operating under Quintas & Quintas Group, one of Europe's biggest aluminum cable producers. According to a press statement from ALKE Construction Holding's energy subsidiary ALKEG, the company has started manufacturing tower steel as an extension of its wind turbine wing production facility in the industrial zone in the district of Cigli, in the Aegean province of Izmir. New investments in the alteration of the production facility total EUR 20 million, said the statement. Employing 150 people, the ALKE-TEGOPI collaboration aims to produce 110 units of 100-meter-tall steel wind turbine towers annually at the facility, which occupies a total of 280,000 square meters in the Cigli Organized Industrial Zone. The venture is anticipated to be able to meet Turkey‟s demand for goods and services in the wind energy market and is recognized as having the potential to make Turkey Europe‟s second biggest wind energy producer after Spain. Hurriyet Daily News 22.10.2010
Turkey’s largest wind farm commissioned Turkey‟s Zorlu Enerji, a division of the Zorlu Group, has raised the bar in green energy production by commissioning Turkey‟s largest wind farm in the southern province of Osmaniye. The Zorlu Osmaniye wind farm, located on Gokcedag, is made up of 54 wind turbines and is the largest wind farm in Turkey to date, generating a total of 135 MW. Zorlu Enerji‟s investment plans in the same region also include a second 120 MW wind farm in Akcadag, scheduled for completion by 2013. The Gokcedag wind farm currently constitutes 10 percent of Turkey‟s total installed wind power capacity, capable of generating 500 million kWh per year. Dunya 27.10.2010
CARTE SUR LE POTENTIEL DE L´ENERGIE EOLIENNE EN TURQUE VITESSE ANNUELLE MOYENNE DU VENT EN TURQUIE (ALTITUDE : 100M)
Source : Direction générale de Métérologie d´Etat turc
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Service Fast food chain Hoons to enter Turkey, create 1,000 jobs German fast food chain Hoons has announced its entry to Turkey with a three-year investment plan, involving 50 restaurants and 1,000 new jobs. The brand will invest EUR 15 million in Turkey‟s growing fast food market, according to Hoons CEO Oliver Blum, who said they have been following Turkey‟s progress since 2007 and that they decided to invest in 2009. “The Turkish economy is in rapid development. This has played a crucial role in our decision to invest in Turkey”, said Blum, adding that Turkey will also be an operations center for their Middle Eastern and Asian markets. Bugun 13.10.2010
Bilfinger Berger to grow in Turkey Germany-based international services group Bilfinger Berger will grow in Turkey through its property and asset management subsidiaries, HSG Zander and EPM World. Stating that the company will realize a four-fold increase in the number of its projects in Turkey within two years, HSG Zander and EPM Turkey General Manager Leyla Ozulucak said that the company manages EUR 20 billion worth of assets and has 37 shopping malls in its portfolio. “Shopping malls in our portfolio are located in Sanliurfa, Trabzon, Erzurum, Iskenderun, as well as in Ankara and Istanbul,” said Ozulucak, adding that the property management sector in Turkey has enormous growth potential. Star 19.10.2010
Turkey poised to become a global call center hub Turkey is rapidly becoming an international hub for call centers, thanks to its young and dynamic population, in addition to its extremely favorable geographical location. The country has a lot to offer to international companies that would like to operate their customer, sales and marketing services from the country, Jabra‟s manager for Turkey, Deniz Babucoglu, told the press during the Sixth International Call Center Conference and Expo in Istanbul. Noting that international companies outsource marketing and customer relations to call centers operating in Turkey due to its highquality and inexpensive work force, low cost of communication and efficient technological infrastructure, Babucoglu said he expects the number of employees to reach 50,000 by 2012. The call center sector has been growing 50 percent annually, offering affordable prices for international companies.
Hurriyet Daily News 26.10.2010
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Investment Strategy Austria and Turkey entering a new era of investment Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger has asserted that Turkey and Austria are poised at the dawn of a new era of intensive investment between the two countries. Visiting Turkey for the groundbreaking ceremony of Austrian energy company OMV‟s power plant in Samsun, Austrian Minister noted the increase in bilateral trade, saying: "In the first half of 2010, we saw an increase of 33.3 percent in our exports to Turkey over the same period as the previous year. Similarly, Turkey's exports to Austria are also on the rise. These relations must be furthered to higher degrees with concrete projects.” Spindelegger pointed to the energy, fuel distribution and construction materials manufacturing industries as areas for potential investment in particular. Today‟s Zaman 11.10.2010
Turkey has become the aircraft maintenance center of the region Turkey‟s advanced aircraft maintenance facilities have contributed more than USD 1 billion to the country‟s economy by cooperation agreements between Turkish and regional air carriers. The income from aircraft maintenance and repair has reached USD 1 billion in the last two years, according to the country‟s civil aviation authority‟s Director General Ali Ariduru. Ariduru said that Turkey is rapidly growing in the civil aviation industry, nearly doubling the number of its airports from 25 to 46 in the last eight years. “Turkish airline companies currently fly to 176 domestic and international destinations”, Ariduru added. Vatan 26.10.2010
Turkish-US Business Council launched to seek cooperation opportunities The Turkish-US Business Council within the “Framework for Strategic Economic and Commercial Cooperation”, formed to improve trade and joint investments between Turkey and the USA, has been established in its first meeting held during a ministerial-level meeting in Washington, USA. During the meeting between Turkish State Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan, Turkish State Minister Zafer Caglayan and US Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and US Trade Representative Ron Kirk, ways to improve joint investments and cooperation between the two countries were discussed. The business council will serve to bring together Turkish and US business people on a regular basis, with joint ventures being sought in energy, trade and other fields of business. Cumhuriyet 20.10.2010
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Turkey to take center stage in Dexia’s growth plans Belgian-French financial group Dexia expects retail banking, particularly in fast-growing Turkey, to propel it to new goals for 2014 after its emergence from crisis and restructuring. Dexia, which was the world's largest lender to public bodies before the credit crunch, said income would be under pressure this year and next by balance-sheet reduction and higher fund costs, but should rebound from 2012. Ahead of an investor day on Tuesday, the group said retail and commercial banking would represent about 60 percent of sales in 2014, from 36 percent in 2007, and it would have 10 million clients after a rise in Turkey to 6 million from 4 million. About a third of Dexia‟s 2014 pre-tax income should come from Turkish unit DenizBank, the ninth-largest bank in Turkey, in which Dexia will invest EUR 250 million. DenizBank will open around 300 branches in the next four years, swelling its network to more than 800, with a focus on big cities and agricultural clients in rural areas. Reuters 13.10.2010
GE to focus on Turkish energy projects General Electric (GE) Turkey is preparing to sell its shares in Garanti Bank and invest more money in energy projects, said the General Manager of GE Turkey at a press meeting in Istanbul. GE Turkey currently contributes USD 1.5 billion to GE International, Kursat Ozkan, General Manager of GE Turkey, said on Friday, adding that nearly USD 500 million of their revenue comes from Garanti. GE still has 20.85 percent of Garanti's shares. The estimated market price of Garanti is nearly USD 23.5 billion. The General Manager told Hurriyet Daily News & Economic Review that GE international had decided to lower their financial assets from USD 600 billion to USD 400 billion. Around USD 200 billion of the assets will be redirected to energy and healthcare investments in different parts of the world. With its 50 percent share in Gama Energy Inc., GE Turkey plans to increase its investments in the energy sector. The company already has three licenses to operate wind power plants in the northwestern Turkish provinces of Canakkale and Balikesir, which each have capacity for at least 110 wind mills. "Energy will be the fastest growing sector in Turkey over the next few decades, particularly due to Turkey's ability to supplement the European Union's environmental chapter", said Ozkan. Hurriyet Daily News 04.10.2010
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Transport China to invest in Turkish high-speed rail projects Turkish and Chinese companies will jointly construct high-speed train lines in Turkey, said Turkish State Railways (TCDD) Director General Süleyman Karaman on Friday. Under the terms of an agreement signed between China and Turkey last week, China will grant loans for the construction of a rail network between Edirne and Kars. "We are planning to construct lines for high-speed trains between Ankara-Izmir, Ankara-Sivas, Sivas-Erzincan, Erzincan-Trabzon, Sivas-Malatya, Elazig-Diyarbakir, Eskişehir-Antalya and Konya-Antalya," Karaman told journalists. "We need USD 45 billion for Turkey's target to construct 6, 000 kilometers of high-speed tracks and 4, 000 kilometers of conventional railroad tracks by 2023. Within the scope of the agreement signed with China, China will finance USD 28 billion of this target," said Karaman. Karaman stated that China is planning to construct 2, 000 kilometers of railroad tracks both within and outside the country, and that it is working to create a market in European countries. To this end it considered Turkey an area in which to showcase its expertise and technology in high-speed rail systems. Hurriyet Daily News 18.10.2010
Turkey to privatize bridges and highways A decision announcing plans to privatize designated segments of Turkey‟s road infrastructure was published in the Official Gazette on Wednesday. The country‟s Supreme Privatization Board has decided to privatize the Edirne-Istanbul-Ankara, Pozanti-Tarsus-Mersin, TarsusAdana-Gaziantep and Toprakkale-Iskenderun highways and Bogazici and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges in Istanbul. The connecting roads to the highways and bridges, which are the Gaziantep-Sanliurfa, Izmir-Cesme, Izmir-Aydin, and peripheral roads to the Bogazici and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges will also be included in the privatization package. The acquiring company will have the right to operate these highways and bridges and the accompanying facilities such as maintenance, supervision, toll centers and other facilities for 25 years. Until privatization, the maintenance and supervision of these highways and bridges will be conducted by the General Directorate of Highways. Today‟s Zaman 21.10.2010
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According to a recent report from real-estate brokerage Cushman & Wakefield, "Recent growth has been even faster than expected, aided by strong employment growth, and low interest rates," said the report, adding that Turkey has experienced one of the "quickest stabilizations" and "strongest recoveries" in Europe, citing rising employment and strong growth across numerous sectors. Hurriyet Daily News 22.10.2010
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