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 Aon Benfield: Ideal Time for Turkey to Embrace Solvency II
Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, is advising Turkish insurers to take part in the European Union’s Solvency II protocol as high growth makes this is an ideal time for the country to embrace the regulation. Aon Benfield Analytics recently hosted its Solvency II conference in Istanbul to highlight the benefits and challenges of the non-EU country joining the regime, which is scheduled to incept in 2013. |
 Turkish scientists produce artificial gene
Scientists from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara established a synthetic biology company, the first one in Turkey, with a techno entrepreneurship assistance worth 100,000 Turkish lira provided by the Industry and Trade Ministry. |
 Anadolu Sigorta wrote the history of insurance
The history of Anadolu Sigorta celebrating 85th anniversary of its foundation has been published as a book titled "Anadolu Sigorta from the Past to the Future". Mustafa Su, General Manager of Anadolu Sigorta, said that the book is a reflection of the history of present financial sector and insurance industry from Tanzimat reform era through to today. |
 Prime Minister Erdogan says Turkey reached an important point with 9.2% growth
urkey´s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey reached a significant point with 9.2 percent growth rate achieved in the last quarter of 2010. |
 Ataturk’s Hotel is Renovated and Opened
Built in 1935 by the order of father of Turks; Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Bursa´s first five-star hotel Çelik Palas has started welcoming its guests after one and a half years of renovation. |
 A new credit insurance company starts to work in Turkish insurance market
After five years operations through its parent company Allianz, the world leading credit insurer has now obtained its licence to operate in the Turkish market as an insurance company. |
 Incredible Valleyball team Gunes Insurance
Last weekend saw a first in Turkish sports when the Vakıfbank Güneş Sigorta Türk Telekom women’s volleyball team was crowned the European champion, routing Rabika Baku of Azerbaijan at the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) Champions League Final Four in İstanbul. |
 Tourism industry making headway in Turkey
The tourism industry in Turkey is doing better than expected, currently enjoying the seventh spot in world rankings of top tourist destinations and the ninth place in overall income from tourism, according to a new study. |
 Turkish dental hospitals to invest $4 mln with new owner
Rhea Venture Capital Investment Trust, which has invested nearly $1 million in Dentistanbul, a private dental hospital, in the last five months, plans to invest $4 million in the dental business. The board chairman of Dentistanbul spoke at a press meeting held in Istanbul on Wednesday |
 Turmoil in Libya confuses Turkish firms, insurance companies
Companies that have insured the Libya projects of Turkish builders are watching the latest developments closely. |
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