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 Turkey expresses willingness to boost trade with Azerbaijan
Turkish Science, Industry & Technology Minister Nihat Ergun said Monday that Turkey and Azerbaijan should work more to boost the current $1.65 billion trade between the two countries. |
 US pulls out of bid for 2020 Summer Olympics
This time around, the United States is saying no to the Olympics. Locked in a dispute over millions of dollars, the US Olympic Committee pulled the plug Monday on a bid for the 2020 Summer Games before the International Olympic Committee could say no to the Americans, as it has the last two times. |
 Industrial development index at highest since 1998
Industrial development index in Turkey hit a record high in thirteen years to reach 130.9 points in the first half of 2011, according to a survey conducted by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry or ISO. |
 Turkey attracting more patients, minister says
According to figures from the Health Ministry, the patients who visited Turkey to receive treatment, a developing trend, reached nearly 500,000 last year. The country’s geographical position, high medical technologies, qualified staff and competitive prices are the main adventages in global competition, a professional says |
 Turkey allocated US$20.5 million for 157 Tourism fairs
Cumhur Guven Tasbasi, the Director-General for Promotion in the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry announced that Turkey will attend a total of 157 tourism fairs in 62 countries. |
 Industry index at new highs
Turkey’s industrial development index hit a record high in 13 years to reach 130.9 points in the first half of 2011, according to a survey conducted by the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, or ISO. |
 Turkey hosts 500,000 foreign patients in 2010
Turkish health minister said on Friday that Turkey hosted nearly 500,000 foreign patients in 2010. |
 Greece revisits İzmir fair 18 years later to promote island
Greece will promote its eastern Aegean island of Lesbos when it attends the İzmir International Fair early next month for the first time in 18 years. |
 Consumer confidence index down 1.64 percent in July
The consumer confidence index was down 1.64 percent month-on-month in July 2011, Turkey´s statistics authority, TurkStat, said on Tuesday. |
 IMF to visit Turkey for monitoring
A delegation from the Turkey desk at the International Monetary Fund, or IMF, will arrive in the country next month for post-program monitoring related to Ankara’s past loans from the global lender. |
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