turkey - looking east and south

ilovecyprus


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Message Posted:
30/10/2009 17:35

Interesting article in the Economist



Some highlights



*In the past seven years the value of Turkeys exports to the Middle East and North Africa have swollen nearly sevenfold to $31 billion in 2008 - selling cars to tableware, dried figs to television serials.

*Turksih products were relatively unknown in this region but now they are ubiquitous in markets from Algiers to Tehran

*Turks have scooped up hundreds of infrastructure contracts in Iraqi Kurdistan and is building airports in Cairo, Libya, Qatar, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates

*Turkey has free trade pacts with Egypt, Israel, Morocco and Tunisia. It is seeking a similar deal with six members of the Gulf co-operation council which includes Saudi Arabia.