TOBB İŞ DÜNYASININ SESİ THE VOICE OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TOBB
CHAMBER SYSTEM OF TURKEY • Turkey has a strong tradition of independent and democratic chamber system. • Chambers are financed by their own sources. • Membership is compulsory. (Like as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Austria, etc. )
A GRASSROOTS BUSINESS ORGANIZATION: NATIONAL NETWORK • 1. 3 million enterprises; – Small, medium and large enterprises – From all sectors of the economy • 365 local chambers and commodity exchanges: • 56 Sectoral Assemblies (representatives among the top companies, relevant public institutions and academics)
MAIN ACTIVITIES (1) • • • Trade registration Gazette (daily 750 pages) Issueing TIR Carnet ATA Carnet Certificate of Origin EUR 1 movement certificate
MAIN ACTIVITIES (2) • Capacity report of 70. 000 companies (compulsory for public procurement) • Trade Fairs: – Regulate all trade fairs – Issueses trade fairs catalogue • Hosting GS 1 in Turkey
FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS BOARD • Founded by 28 Business Associations • Headed by president of TOBB • Regulated by TOBB Law • Established 86 business councils with 86 countries • Organizes business forums
King of Saudi Arabia
Prime minister of Japan
Prime Minister of Spain
President of Iran
REPRESENTATIVE OFFICES ABROAD
TOBB Washington
TOBB Brussels Representation
TOBB/DEIK Moscow Representation
TOBB: INTERNATIONAL NETWORK • EUROCHAMBRES • World Chamber Federation – 12. 000 local and regional chambers – Position of TOBB: President
TOBB: INTERNATIONAL NETWORK • ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY – 57 Countries – Position of TOBB: Vice President • ASCAME – 21 Countries – Position of TOBB: President
TOBB: INTERNATIONAL NETWORK • ECO Chamber of Commerce and Industry – 10 Countries – Position of TOBB: President, (2007 -2010) • Association of Balkan Commerce and Industry (ABC) – 10 Countries
TOBB: INTERNATIONAL NETWORK • IRU (International Road Transport Union ) – Position of TOBB, Board Member • OECD Business Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC)
Major International Projects
ANKARA FORUM • Ankara Forum for economic cooperation between Turkey, Israel and Palestine was initiated by TOBB. • A permanent tri-partite dialogue mechanism between TOBB, Israeli manufacturing Association and federation of Palestinian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. First Meeting of Ankara Forum 27 -28 April 2005
ANKARA FORUM
İstanbul Forum 4 December 2008
OECD/MENA PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT • Know-how transfer to the neighboring Countries on private sector development (chamber development & entrepreneurship) • Albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Bosnia. Herzegovina, Greece, Macedonia, Iraq, Syria, Kazakhstan Turkmenistan, Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan
MODERNIZATION OF THE BORDER GATES • We modernize the land border gates on PPP principle • 55 % foreign trade is done through land border gates
IPSALA BORDER GATE – OLD I P S A L A
HABUR BORDER GATE OLD MODERNIZED
IPSALA BORDER GATE – MODERNIZED
TOBB and EU Accession Process We are working on: – capacity building at TOBB level – capacity building at local level (chambers) – capacity building at corporate level – harmonization of Turkish legislation with the EU law – Information and lobbying
Major capacity building projects • EU-Turkey Business Development Centers – Mission: to support local SMEs in; • • Management, consultancy, training and information services…, A success story of EU funded projects
Major capacity building projects • three chamber development projects since 2001 – 43 partnerships between Turkish and EU chambers have been implemented, – Chamber accreditation system has been introduced – More than 100 chamber executives have been trained
Major capacity building projects • New institutions were established • Some of the institutions have been upgrated
Investment in Education: TOBB-University of Economics and Technology Established in 2003. ic s: The most preferred university b es er c p uc on S i ic cat m li de ub a P Ac e: On er -N um em a ad c
Turkish Economic Policy Research Foundation Established in 2004 Three Institutes have been established: -Economic Policy Research Institute -Stability Institute - Foreign Policy Institute
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