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 Jobless rate falls to 8.8 percent in September
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) announced the unemployment rate was down 2.5 points to 8.8 percent year-on-year in September 2011. The number of unemployed fell to 2.39 million in September compared to 2.93 million in the same month last year, while the number of employed rose to 24.75 million up from 22.97 million in the same period. |
 Ethiopia waiting for Turkish investors
Ethiopia, one of the growing economies of Africa, is waiting for Turkish investors. |
 Turkey to transport exports via Egypt; Syria to lose $100 mln a year
Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan said on Friday that Syria will lose more than $100 million a year in transport revenues as Ankara bypasses the turbulent country by opening alternative routes for its exports to the Middle East and the Gulf. |
 Turkey-Africa trade volume to reach 50 bln USD
Turkey and Africa aim to raise their trade volume to 50 billion USD, diplomatic sources said on Friday. |
 US firm comes for $1 bln investment
US-based Dow Chemical Company has agreed to invest $1 billion with local Aksa into a carbon fiber facility in northwestern province of Yalova. |
 Turkish customs minister says Turkey and Moldova have sound economic ties
Turkish customs minister said Thursday that Turkey and Moldova had sound economic ties. |
 Tax cut not a band-aid for drug pricing dispute
A recent government statement on a 10 percent drop in value added tax on drugs is not enough to solve the industry’s deeper problems, according to pharmacies and drug makers. Patients are hurt by the lingering dispute, they say. However, the ministry says the sector will overcome difficulties through dialogue |
 Turkey wishes EU to take concrete steps and recover its economy
Turkey´s deputy prime minister said on Wednesday that Turkey wished the European Union (EU) to take concrete steps and recover its economy. |
 Boycott on France not good idea, top boss says
Any attempt to boycott trade with France as a reaction to a bill to be voted on Armenian ‘genocide’ will fail to achieve results, says Ümit Boyner, head of TÜSİAD, Turkey’s leading business organization. A similar experience with Italy about in 1998 had already ended with no results, she tells Hürriyet Daily News |
 Aydınlar family sells stake in Acibadem
The Aydınlar family will cut its stake in hospital operator Acibadem, joining other shareholder Abraaj Capital, through a sale to Malaysia´s Integrated Healthcare Holdings (IHH), according to the Turkish anti-trust board web site. |
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